Hello, Arknights

Chapter 300 Platinum Residence

"I thought you were going to take me out for dinner..."

"I've thought about it, but since you said there are some unprocessed ingredients at home, I might as well process them." Ling Dengxian tapped the kitchen knife and shook off the slices of meat stuck on it.

"I was just being polite to you! No, aren't you guys in Dayan supposed to be polite? When we were in college, this part accounted for 10 points of knowledge!"

“I’m more honest.”

"Screw you."

Bai Jin's house is very tidy, but it is obvious that it is just a rental house. The reason it is tidy is that many things are rarely moved. Moreover, tidyness does not mean hygiene.

For example, as soon as you enter the door, you will see a row of instant noodle buckets that have been eaten but not thrown away neatly against the wall next to the door.

"I'm very curious about one thing," Ling Dengxian glanced at the stove, was silent for a moment, and then wiped the thin layer of ash on it with a towel, then lit the fire, which finally caught the second time, "Why are you buying ingredients if you don't cook?"

"I'd love to..." Bai Jin was lying on the sofa and changing TV channels. He knew why. It was just that normal plans were always interrupted by sudden changes in life.

"By the way, can you really cook for someone you visit for the first time without any pressure?"

"It's actually weird that you actually dared to let me in."

"I'm not a weak little girl..." Bai Jin stretched lazily. She always kept a distance from the bow hanging on the wall so that she could quickly grab it.

"really."

"...What do you really mean?" Bai Jin felt that there seemed to be something else behind his words.

"Didn't you carry a bow when we first met? People who are good at sports are not weak." Ling Dengxian took a look at the pot, adjusted the fire, and turned to prepare the second dish.

It's work-related. She wanted to say that, but unfortunately, it wasn't a topic worth bringing up.

As it happened, the channel on TV was tuned to Knight Athletics, which happened to be a rebroadcast of today's Knight game.

"Platinum Knight... don't let me know who it is. He better not have used the same name on purpose." Platinum slammed the remote control on the sofa angrily, and Mou Ling's back stiffened.

"Um, is that offensive?" he asked cautiously.

"I'm not saying it's offensive, I just remember the time I was a knight. It wasn't a good time, but after I got over the anger, I became more worried about other things."

"Other things?" Ling Dengxian immediately pricked up his ears to listen to what might come out next.

"Why do you know so much? You're not - wait..." Bai Jin suddenly stopped talking, looked at the figure on TV, then looked at the figure in the kitchen, sat up suspiciously, groped for his slippers with his feet and stood up, "Didn't you also participate in the knight competition before? How are you now?"

Ling Dengxian laughed dryly: "What's wrong?"

Bai Jin silently pulled out the dagger from the door frame and moved closer to his back. Thinking carefully, this guy had many suspicious points. She couldn't help but wonder if he knew something and deliberately came to contact her...

Could it be that my identity has been exposed and the ICC will send someone to deal with me?

Although she has a good impression...but she only has one life and she wants to keep living.

"What's your knight code name?" When he spoke again, Bai Jin was almost sticking to his back, but his tone was nonchalant, as if he was teasing him in his ear.

Ling Dengxian remembered this feeling. A long time ago, there was a blasting madman in Qicheng Town who did the same thing.

"Did you guess it?" Ling Dengxian continued cutting vegetables without a single tremor in his hands.

"You..." Bai Jin's eyes flashed, but the inexplicable feeling in her heart prevented her from taking action immediately.

"At that time, I thought I would never see you again, but you did help me find the way. In my hometown, my family taught me to be grateful. I didn't know much and thought that doing so would make you feel that life is not static, but in the end I still offended you. I'm sorry." Ling Dengxian put down the kitchen knife and was about to turn around to look directly at Bai Jin, but the latter subconsciously stepped back, and the dagger was almost instinctively inserted into the back of the kitchen door frame. All Ling Dengxian saw was a somewhat flustered white-haired Kuranta, who raised his head slightly and looked around.

"...You don't trust me, are you afraid that I will poison you?" Ling Dengxian smiled and turned sideways to indicate that she could check at any time.

"…So, you are really the Platinum Knight?"

"Yes." Ling Dengxian nodded without denying it, while also paying attention to the situation in the pot.

Boiling ingredients, cautious eye contact.

A noisy pot and a calm room.

"Then let me ask another question." Bai Jin narrowed his eyes, seeming very serious.

"Excuse me."

"You really don't want to pick me up?"

"You're awesome."

"My horse."

Laughter echoed softly in the kitchen.

In the end, she chose to take the weapon quietly.

"We prepared in a hurry, two dishes should be enough, right?" Ling Dengxian quickly prepared the meal. Bai Jin sat opposite him and kicked him under the table: "Hey, are these all Dayan dishes? I've never seen them before."

"Isn't there a Yanguo Street? Haven't you been there?"

"I know where it is, but I'm usually busy and have never been there."

"Boiled pork slices and a simple stir-fry, just make do with it."

"Then... I won't be polite..."

Ling Dengxian and Bai Jin didn't look at each other again, as they felt the atmosphere was very strange.

Very good. Bai Jin wanted to praise it, but it seemed like something was stuck in his throat, so he couldn't say anything and could only eat in silence.

Halfway through the meal, Bai Jin's phone suddenly rang. She was almost frightened and gestured in panic that she would answer it, then quickly calmed herself and picked up the microphone in the living room.

"Little Pegasus, although I really don't want to disturb your romantic time, but I have to work."

"..." Bai Jin glanced at the pigeon that was still eating, then looked out the window, observing the possible sniper point, and took a deep breath, "Please speak."

"Plot Zero, the squirrels from the Red Pine Knights have reappeared. Continue your mission and keep an eye on little Lin Guang."

"And the one who has gained fame recently... Oh yeah, the 'Platinum' Knight. It sounds like he has a connection with you. The higher-ups don't like his style, but there's no specific information. If possible, keep an eye on him. If he still doesn't cooperate in the special tournament, then make another move."

"...Oh, just now Monique said that she can help you share some of the burden, and the Platinum Knight can be handed over to her."

"No! Well, what I mean is, leave these to me. You have to deal with targets that I can't deal with, right?" Bai Jinfeng was sweating. She didn't know why she wanted to argue with her boss. Maybe she didn't want to lose the friend she just made. "As for the Red Pine Knights, I'll leave right away."

"Wow, you're quite active today. That's good. I don't have to worry about attacking my cute colleague anymore. Since you're so sensible, I will ask the boss to give you a short vacation after the mission is completed."

Bai Jin remained indifferent and just waited for him to hang up the phone.

"I'm going out for a while. Remember to lock the door when you leave. There's nothing worth stealing though." Bai Jin put on his coat, looked at the bow on the wall, and finally decided to go out and borrow one from his subordinates for temporary use.

"Otherwise you won't trust me, right?" Ling Dengxian smiled helplessly.

"When interacting with girls, it's better not to say some things." Bai Jin rolled his eyes at him, said nothing more, and walked out the door.

Ling Dengxian put down his chopsticks, not knowing what he was thinking. Finally, he finished the plate in no time and stood up to clean up the dishes. At this time, his communication terminal rang.

"Brother Jiao? What's wrong? I'll be right back."

"…Plot Zero?"