The sun "disappears" eight months later.

Natsume Yunyu woke up after having been in a coma for two weeks.

When he woke up, he found himself lying in a large, bright room with only a hospital bed and some medical equipment.

There is a pot of flowers and a small plate of fruit on the bedside cabinet.

After being in a daze for a while, Natsume remembered what happened before she fell into coma.

…

Another week has passed.

"Natsume, if you recall carefully, are there really no other survivors found in Area R of Vault 03?"

Investigators came one after another.

First it was the senior management of the shelter where Natsume was located, then it was the regional management level of Xiongan District, and then...another group of First Central Axis staff came.

Everyone's problems are similar.

But the answers Natsume gave each time were not exactly the same.

Now, sitting opposite him was a middle-aged man who looked kind-faced, but in fact... Natsume could see that he was difficult to deal with, and he was a very scary person.

Natsume raised her head and looked at the news broadcast on the big screen in the public activity space in the distance.

After half a year of hard work, scientists finally gave the public a reassurance.

"According to our scientific calculations, it is estimated that in three to four months, the disaster will end and the 'sun' will rise as usual."

After saying this, the host's voice was drowned out by the cheers in the shelter.

Natsume was also excited, but not as excited as he imagined... He thought he would also jump with joy.

But after living in this darkness for nearly half a year, he suddenly felt that maybe all this was not as bad as it seemed.

The middle-aged man also noticed the cheers outside. He smiled and waited until the cheers subsided a little before continuing to ask Natsume: "Natsume, I know you must have experienced terrible things in Area R, but look

, you are safe now, and the 'sun' will rise again in a few months. If you can't prepare in advance, then the um under Base 03...do you understand what I mean?"

Natsume nodded, and then said: "I remember, Director Qiao."

"Oh? Then tell me quickly." Qiao Xiandong finally showed a sincere smile.

But what Natsume said next made his smile fade again.

"There is no R-area in Base 03. Hanako and I just lost our way and got separated in the ventilation duct... Later... I heard some strange noises."

"Natsume, outside, you really have to say that there is no R-area in Base 03, but you and I both know that R-area exists, and many people are just pretending to be confused, so..."

Natsume shook his head and insisted: "No... I don't understand what you said... Hanako and I did not find a deeper area... We got separated, and then I was bitten by an unknown monster.

...I was very scared at the time, and I thought about returning to the team quickly and asking others to help me find Hanako... But I didn't expect that I fainted after I came back... I stayed in a coma for two weeks."

Qiao Xiandong stopped laughing. After staring at Natsume for a while, he lowered his head and took a deep breath and said, "Okay... Natsume, then... I wish you a speedy recovery. Thank you for your hard work."

With that said, Qiao Xiandong stood up and left.

Natsume leaned against the wall with an expressionless face. When everyone went out, he closed his eyes and fell asleep just like that.

…

The next day, Natsume was "released".

The person who came to pick him up was Masato Shimizu, and she also brought her own bodyguards. The formation looked like welcoming a gangster boss at the gate of a prison.

Natsume is not a gangster in society, he is just a tired ordinary person.

When he saw Masato, Natsume felt a little at ease. He and Masato left without saying a word and followed her.

Back at Masato's residence, Masato didn't ask where Natsume Hanako had gone. She seemed to have known for a long time that Hanako would never come back.

Natsume washed up at Masato's place and changed into clean clothes before saying goodbye and going back to his post.

Finally, he stopped him and said: "Natsume, I asked my brother to change your job for you. Your previous job has been replaced by someone. You can stay here from now on."

Natsume was a little surprised and asked: "What kind of job?"

Masato walked over and smiled slightly: "It's a leisurely job, but the responsibility is not small." As she said this, she handed Natsume her new work badge.

Natsume took it and took a look.

"Environmental system inspector?" Natsume had never heard of this position.

Masato explained: "Well, the shelter in Xiongan District is different from those in the Wangye Ecological Zone in New Tokyo City. It is an underground ecological shelter that can grow and continue to expand its space. In layman's terms,

It is like a giant beast born underground, and we are all cells in its body. Only when each cell performs its own role can it thrive, and the environmental system inspector... is a bit like the white blood cells in our body.

Your job is to kill harmful bacteria that invade the human body, and your job is to find hidden environmental system hazards throughout the shelter through inspections, and report them for easy investigation."

Natsume nodded when he heard this: "Oh... I understand... But can't this work be directly handed over to the central algorithm core of the shelter? Let people be responsible for it... Even if I keep walking all day long, I'm afraid

I can’t even walk through every corner of the entire shelter.”

Masato smiled: "You reminded me, the main part of this work is indeed completed by the central algorithm core through its sampling data analysis, but some data are very strange, just

No matter how powerful the central algorithm core is, it still takes a long time to learn and upgrade to give a correct disposal report, so we need the intervention of inspectors. Just to give a simple example, last week the central algorithm core found that the production area c-

The overall production efficiency of the 0311 production team has fluctuated greatly recently. After excluding the impact of the health problems of the team members, the central algorithm core tried a variety of objective factors to deal with the strategy, but in the end, it was unable to bring the production team back to normal.

...It even tired itself out."

Natsume heard what he heard was novel and interesting, and couldn't help but be surprised: "Huh? There are actually problems that the central algorithm core cannot solve?"

"Well, the engineers were also very surprised by this. In the end, they agreed that the problem required experienced managers to go deep into the work area to solve it... What they didn't expect was that the block leader went there for one day and solved the problem...

...Guess, what is this problem? How is it solved?" Masato hesitated.

Natsume frowned and asked, "Listening to what you just said, I really can't guess it, but I think if you give me some more information, I might actually be able to guess the key points."

Masato raised an eyebrow, picked up the crystal plate, called up the final processing report, and handed it to Natsume: "Here, the first half of this report contains all the information you need."

After Natsume took it and looked at it for a while, he quickly raised his head with a smile and said confidently: "I guess... it's because there is a love triangle in this group, right?"

Masato was still smiling, but after hearing this, her eyes suddenly widened and her mouth turned into an O-shape.

"Oh my God! How did you tell?"

Natsume didn't explain, just asked: "Just tell me if your guess is correct?"

Masato smiled and nodded: "Yes, you guessed more than half of it right, but it's not a triangle relationship, but a more complicated emotional line between four people."

This time it was Natsume's turn to be shocked. You must know that he was actually pretending to be confident just now and just said it casually.

But I didn't expect...

Seeing Natsume's surprised look, Masato smiled bitterly and said: "It's incredible, right? The 0311 working group is all men. It's understandable that there is a couple, but the complicated relationship between four people... is... um..."

Masato's pretty face turned red as she spoke, she stuck out her tongue and said no more.

Natsume also smiled bitterly, sighing inwardly: 'This long-term closed underground world is still not suitable for human survival...'

By figuring out what the problem is, Natsume doesn't have to worry about how to solve it.

At the same time, he also realized that the new job that Masato gave him was indeed one of those things that felt relaxing, but actually... was easy to do without seeing it.

But he needs this kind of challenging job now, otherwise...if he were asked to go back to his previous position and repeat prison-style labor day after day, he might also do crazy things.

"Then...thank you, I like this job very much."

Masato smiled slightly: "It's best if you like it. Besides... this job doesn't require you to hang around all day. You can use your free time to do what you like... or come drink tea with me and play chess.

What."

Natsume nodded: "Okay."

…

When Natsume got her new job, Hanako, who chose to stay in No. 03 Shelter in the Mochino Ecological Zone in New Tokyo City with her mother, also "started her job".

But at first, when Hanako didn't meet the camp leader, she thought she would be assigned to be a "farmer" in the greenhouse.

It can be seen that after seeing the mysterious leader, Hanako's first reaction was to be a nymphomaniac, then to be wary, and finally to turn into a little fan girl.

So who is this mysterious leader?

It was none other than Zhang Yuchu, Liang Qiuru’s senior at university.

It stands to reason that the fifty-one-year-old Zhang Yuchu is no longer even an uncle. How could a young man like Hanako catch a cold?

But Zhang Yuchu, an old man, is an alternative among men. Not only does he have the appearance of a boy and a girl, but he also exudes a cold and feminine beauty from his bones. Moreover, his appearance seems to be fixed at the most attractive age of thirty. Apart from him,

The frost in his eyes shows the color of time, and any girl who sees him will inevitably bump into each other.

With Hanako's character, she didn't need to ask Zhang Yuchu when she saw him...but she quickly remembered who he was.

His name is Zhang Yuchu, and he is Liang Qiuru's senior. They once studied together at Tsinghua University in Beijing. When they were students, Zhang Yuchu and Liang Qiuru were a couple of gods.

It's a pity that both of them later left for other countries for their respective dreams, and their relationship ended.

They met again many years later at a memorial service for Zhang and Chu's wife. At that time, Liang Qiuru had just learned of the news of her husband's death.

So...um...
To be continued...