<strong><u>Our Reality</u></strong><strong></strong>


    Chapter 90


    A dayter, in the locker room of the thirdmand centre in the Jiang City Tianqiong branch.


    Song Qinn who was done changing left the locker room.


    Except for him and Ji Yushi, everyone else from the seventh squad had not yet returned and were still on vacation.


    This was Song Qinn’s first time seeing such a quiet locker room. Even now, everyone on the seventh squad didn’t know that their Cap Song and Advisor Ji will be going back 10+ years for a reason that had nothing to do with any missions.


    Song Qinn checked themunicator on his wrist again. He heard the door open and saw Ji Yushi simrly walk out.


    Like Song Qinn, Ji Yushi also wore an outdated top paired with ripped jeans which were popr at the time as well as a pair of canvas shoes.


    “Great, we can now both be stars in a movie.” Song Qinn said, “Two idiots from remote viges visiting the city for the first time.”


    The clothes from more than ten years ago did indeed look quite old-fashioned. It couldn’t even be considered retro. What’s more, in order for them to better integrate with that time period, the people in themand centre made it a little tacky looking as well. This was something Song Qinn had never worn in his entire life.


    Ji Yushi said to him, “This is still okay. I once had to wear tattered clothes.”


    Song Qinn, “Tattered clothes?”


    “Yeah, to pretend to be a beggar.” Ji Yushi was ufortable just recalling it and spoke very quickly, “They actually got me clothes worn previously by a beggar. The ones that also had fleas.”


    Reaching this point, he emphasised, “Can you believe it? Fleas.”


    Hearing the cold and aloof Advisor Ji speak with such deep resentment, Song Qinn had a small urge tough, “Then this is actually not bad. I’m grateful.”


    Ji Yushi was already very familiar with the routine of travelling to the past.


    They had to be extremely careful with something like this to preserve the integrity of time. Those who return to the past were required to minimise their existence as much as possible so that they would not interfere with the timeline in any way.


    As an experienced Recorder who hadpleted 89 missions, Ji Yushi who used his reward after clearing Rubik’s Cube without making any preparations had actually made a very irresponsible and reckless move. The reason why his psychological assessment failed was entirely because of this.


    Bothpleted their disguise and tacitly went towards themand centre.


    As soon as they walked out the door, they saw amotion ahead in the corridor.


    This time it wasn’t a mission. Two people traversing didn’t require many people so only Chief Wang and a couple of other people in the know were present to assist them.


    But there were currently a lot of people at the end of the corridor. Their colleagues were on high alert and running around busily, and there were also many staff from the medical centre. Carts, fluids and first aid equipment were quickly brought over. This was something they would only see when someone returns from an important mission.


    Song Qinn grabbed a colleague hurrying past, “What happened?”


    The colleague was in a rush, “That twelfth squad is back!”


    Both of them were shocked.


    Song Qinn still didn’t let the other person go, “Twelfth squad?”


    There were dozens of squads in the Jiang City branch and of those there was naturally a squad with the number twelve.


    But based on the current situation, especially based on the words ‘that twelfth squad’ used by their colleague and the amount ofmotion going on, it was clear that it wasn’t the current twelfth squad they were referring to.


    “It’s the twelfth squad that disappeared on their mission fifteen years ago!” The colleague was still in shock. He pulled Song Qinn’s arm off, “I’ll talk to you about itter Cap Song!”


    After that, he also joined the crowd at the end of the corridor.


    Song Qinn looked at Ji Yushi. Ji Yushi also just happened to be looking at him.


    The two exchanged a look. Their hearts inside were stormy.


    In the crevice of time and space, they had rescued the twelfth squad from fifteen years ago, but because the two timelines from the past and future ovepped and wasn’t consistent, a bubble world was born.


    The seventh squad all knew that the twelfth squad’s charges would be cleared after they return and submit their mission reports, but they didn’t expect the twelfth squad to actually return to their current time and space.


    Their feet seemed to be nailed in ce. They both stood in ce, unable to move.


    Ji Yushi’s eyesight was excellent. His eyes travelled through the crowd, uratelynding on a face in the crowd.


    Time had seemed to have gone backwards for the middle-aged Chief with white hairs on his temples.


    The traces of aging were gone.


    It ovepped with this young face in the crowd.


    In the heavy rain.


    The city reflections resembled a kaleidoscope.


    As rain rolled down the young captain’s face, he drew his gun and pointed it at the traitor: “Xie Sian, I, as the witness and guardian of time, will give you your sentence.”


    Qi Lang wore a ckbat uniform with the number 12 on his chest. The teammates beside him were also dressed in a simr uniform.


    One of them had his hands handcuffed behind his back. It was Xie Sian.


    Fifteen years had passed.


    They still retained their appearance from back then.


    They walked out of the crowd. Everyone’s heads followed them.


    None of the people in the twelfth squad noticed the two people they had encountered in the crevice of time and space.


    They went right past them.


    After they left, the crowd of onlookers also simrly left, and the corridor was quiet again. Song Qinn frowned, “How could this be?”


    Ji Yushi was in thought. After a moment of silence, he spoke. “It’s the same as what we thought before….”


    Song Qinn’s tense expression rxed slightly. “You mean the theory of ‘all eras existing at the same time’?”


    “Yes. Don’t you think that the situation in the crevice in time and space was somewhat simr to Rubik’s Cube?” Ji Yushi said, “If the theory from that year really did develop sessfully, then a situation like today would be verymon.”


    But it wasn’t something they should worry about right now.


    Perhaps they could get more information when they return.


    *


    The two arrived at the thirdmand centre.


    Everything here was the same as usual and the staff were all doing their respective jobs. Perhaps they still had not been made aware of news of the twelfth squad from fifteen years ago suddenly returning.


    [1456:06:25 14:23:07]


    The current time coordinate was disyed on therge projection.


    Chief Wang and themander-in-chief were both there. After speaking to them briefly, Chief Wang hurriedly left following a phone call. From her expression, she probably received news about the twelfth squad’s return.


    Before she left, she looked at Ji Yushi and then said to Song Qinn, “Come back soon.”


    Song Qinn nodded, “You don’t have to worry.”


    Once Chief Wang left, they did a final physical assessment to confirm that they were in good condition and the staff also checked thepatibility of their subcutaneousmunicator with the intended timeline. Everything seemed to be no different from the previous missions.


    This was until they were assigned artificial faces.


    “When going back in time, in order to maintain the integrity of the timeline as much as possible, we have to reduce our existence as much as possible.” Themander-in-chief came over, “Xiao Ji is more experienced with this and has received professional training. As for Xiao Song, you….”


    Themander-in-chief paused. Everyone understood why he said that.


    Song Qinn’s presence was too strong.


    Even with an artificial face that didn’t have any memorable features, his figure and height was still very eye-catching.


    “Before setting offst time, you said at the meeting that you would apply for an S-level mission once the mission was over. Who would have expected that, let alone an S-level mission, you evenpleted a Super S-level mission!” Thismander-in-chief didn’t say it with the intention to make things difficult for him. He turned around and said, “Xiao Song, don’t say anything this time. Don’t raise another g.”


    Ji Yushi: “………..


    Song Qinn, “Roger!”


    The countdown started counting down from five minutes.


    “In order to retain talents, Xiao Song is even going to this extent to help his teammate. This sacrificial attitude of his ismendable.”


    Completely ignorant of the rtionship between the two, themander-in-chief praised Song Qinn.


    He then looked at Ji Yushi, “Ji Yushi, with your captain personally helping you, I wish you sess in your endeavours. Quickly be one of our Guardians and return Cap Song’s goodwill by being his right-hand man.”


    Ji Yushi lowered his eyes, “Thank youmander-in-chief.”


    The two got onto the transmission tform.


    This time, without thepany of their teammates, there were only two capsules.


    The capsule doors opened.


    Ji Yushi moved to step in but was suddenly called, “Ji Yushi.”


    Before he could respond, Song Qinn had already strode over. Under the watch of everyone outside the ss barrier, he grabbed the back of Ji Yushi’s head and kissed him.


    Ji Yushi’s lips came into contact with something soft.


    Behind them were extremely precise machinery and equipment, as well as the thirdmand centre colleagues who had simrly sent them off to their missionst time. Even if all sounds were blocked by the ss barrier, Ji Yushi felt like he could hear everyone gasping.


    “Officiallying out of the closet.” Song Qinn’s eyes were like a dark whirlpool but his lips curved into a devilish smirk, “Let them know that this is not a sacrifice and you don’t need to pay me back.”


    Ji Yushi only now realised how fast his heart was beating. His entire body was also trembling slightly, and his palms were covered in cold sweat.


    This was different from when he went alonest time, and it was also different from his imaginations.


    This time, he would actually be properly facing that day, and he was no longer alone. The silver-white capsules sat quietly on the tform. As soon as he stepped into it, he would begin the journey of saying goodbye to his past self.


    “Let’s go.”


    Song Qinn released him and turned to sit into his capsule.


    Ji Yushi also sat into the capsule.


    Countdown of one minute.@@novelbin@@


    The hatch closed. Safety belts slowly wrapped around starting from his calf. Themunicator on his left wrist glowed green. It was no longer six lights. There was only one light and it indicated Song Qinn’s current position as well as his physical status.


    [You have been connected to the public channel.]


    A brief reminder sounded. Tianqiong’sws were disyed on the transparent panel.


    “I am a witness of time and I hereby swear an oath.”


    “Never change the past!”


    “Never talk about the present!”


    “Never be obsessed with the future!”


    Song Qinn’s voice sounded through the public channel, “Get ready.”


    It was just like the first time he heard Song Qinn’s voice through the subcutaneousmunicator. Ji Yushi tightened his grip on his armrest slightly and prepared to set off.


    Unexpectedly, Song Qinn called out his name through the private channel.


    “Sheng Han.”


    Ji Yushi squeezed the armrest so tightly, his fingers turned white from the force.


    No one knew what those two words meant to him at a time like this.


    That pleasant male voice said: “Let’s go.”


    *


    [1439.04.06 06:00:21]


    The capsulesnded in a secluded part of the city and was quietly hidden away.


    It was raining lightly.


    The two of them walked down the quiet streets in the early morning hours. Neither of them spoke.


    With the artificial face concealing Ji Yushi’s expressions, Song Qinn was unable to see his true emotions. There would asionally be other people passing by on the street. They walked for a long time before they passed by an old-fashioned cake shop on the corner of the street and ran into customers who had just left the shop to head to work.


    When walking a short distance side by side with these people, for a moment, Song Qinn almost couldn’t tell which one was Ji Yushi.


    Fortunately, they were going the same way.


    In spring, the rain was somewhat chilly.


    Ji Yushi suddenly stopped and hid in the corner.


    Song Qinn also stopped. He asked, “What’s wrong?”


    He seemed to be cold. His teeth chattered as he spoke, “Ahead at ten o’clock.”


    Song Qinn looked in the direction he pointed out.


    He saw a man in a ckbat uniform sitting on a bench on the side of the street.


    He held a small cake in his hands. In the rain, he stared motionlessly at it with lowered eyes.


    Song Qinn retracted his gaze and simrly leaned against the wall.


    Ji Yushi looked at him. His breathing was a little chaotic. He felt a little at loss facing all of this again.


    Song Qinn’s face was unfamiliar, but his gaze and tone were the same as always, “When you secretly ran offst time, you even had a cake behind our backs?”