"Look at what you are doing! Kitajima Tetsuya, do you still know that you are a member of the ZAT team?! You fell asleep during your shift, and you still have the nerve to ask for the first shift?!"

Inside the ZAT team's operations room, Shi Xinyu was holding the mission report submitted by everyone in the ZAT team, his expression so cold that it seemed as if it could turn into ice.

Kitajima Tetsuya, who was being scolded by her, lowered his head obediently, staring at his toes, and was not brave enough to say a word because of the scolding.

Seeing this, Shuhei Araki and Tadao Minamihara couldn't help but swallow their saliva secretly, and looked for help at Yutaro Asahina and Gu Chen who was leisurely drinking coffee nearby.

It’s mainly Gu Chen. After all, he is the only one who can save them from the sea of ​​suffering at this stage. Asahina Yutaro can’t even raise his head in front of Shi Xinyu.

However, Gu Chen simply chose to ignore their looks for help, and even crossed his legs with interest.

"And you two, what are you looking at?! You slept on the monster for four hours. You are so careless! Didn't you write in your report that you found abnormal phenomena before your shift? Why didn't you take it seriously?! Did you feed the operational rules that Chief of Staff Gu made for you to the dogs?!"

Realizing that Aragaki Shuhei and Nanhara Tadao were not being too honest, Shi Xinyu immediately cast a knife-like gaze at them.

Araki Shuhei and Nanhara Tadao were immediately startled, and quickly stood at attention and bowed, saying in unison: "I'm so sorry!"

"For the next month, all the rotations within the ZAT team will be in the charge of the three of you. The daily rest breaks will be cancelled. Reflect on your actions."

Seeing that Shuhei Aragaki and the other two were sincerely admitting their mistakes, Shi Xinyu didn't need to waste any more words. After arranging the punishment, he turned around and walked out of the war room.

However, when passing by Gu Chen, Shi Xinyu suddenly reached out and took the unfinished coffee from Gu Chen's hand.

"Colonel Gu, you've already drunk enough coffee today. I don't think you need a refreshing drink like coffee given your current workload."

Finally, after Shi Xinyu said this, he left everyone with his back and disappeared at the corner of the corridor outside the war room.

"Who did I offend?"

Looking at his empty hands, Gu Chen couldn't help swallowing. He didn't expect that the fire at the city gate would affect him.

It is said that women have such days every month. I guess this is why Assistant Officer Shi is so resentful today.

Gu Chen thought so and couldn't help but sigh in his heart at how terrifying women are.

Next to Gu Chen, Asahina Yutaro secretly rolled his eyes at Gu Chen.

How dare you say that you have offended anyone? Do you know how panicked I was when I couldn’t contact you?

Alas, young people nowadays are really...

Thinking of this, Asahina Yutaro couldn't help but shake his head and sigh, then walked away from Gu Chen with his hands behind his back.

The days that followed were as peaceful as ever. Because of Randy's interference, the giant crab monster Ganza was not directly torn open by Taro's abdomen and turned into small crabs all over the ground and irradiated with growth-stopping light.

Therefore, people cannot enjoy a month-long crab feast like in the original plot.

But this is not a bad thing for Gu Chen, after all, he doesn't like eating crabs.

……

Time passed quickly. Because of Shi Xinyu's punishment on Shuhei Araki, Tetsuya Kitajima and Tadao Minamihara, they were responsible for the daily rotations and routine patrols within this month.

So that night, when Tetsuya Kitajima completed his routine patrol mission and returned to the ZAT team base, he shared the interesting things he encountered during the routine patrol with his teammates in the operations room.

"Hey, guess what I saw while on routine patrol in the Rabbit Bear?"

Tetsuya Kitajima placed his helmet on the table at his seat with a mysterious expression on his face.

"How should I know what you saw? You couldn't have seen a ghost."

In response to Tetsuya Kitajima's deliberate mystery, Tadao Nanhara responded casually without any concern.

"Bingo, congratulations on your correct answer. I saw a will-o'-the-wisp while on patrol."

Upon hearing this, Tetsuya Kitajima snapped his fingers and applauded Tadao Nanhara who gave the correct answer.

"Did you see any will-o'-the-wisp? The scary, uncomfortable kind that's often reported?"

Upon hearing this, Shuhei Araki also became interested and immediately joined the conversation.

"Yes, but who am I? I am a member of the ZAT team working in the midst of ultra-modern scientific equipment. To me, will-o'-the-wisp is nothing more than the flame produced when phosphorus burns in the air. There is nothing to be afraid of."

Kitajima Tetsuya nodded, then boasted about himself with pride.

"Tsk, who doesn't know this?"

Shuhei Araki rolled his eyes, turned around and turned back, not wanting to look at Tetsuya Kitajima's boastful look at all.

Bell Bell Bell, Bell Bell Bell...

Just then, the phone on the desk suddenly rang.

"Hello, ZAT headquarters."

Kitajima Tetsuya was quick to pick up the microphone and put it to his ear.

"What? Will-o'-the-wisp?" Kitajima Tetsu heard the situation reported by the other end of the phone and frowned immediately, "Hey, this is ZAT, the monster-killing ZAT."

When Nanhara Tadao heard this, he reached out and took the microphone from Kitajima Tetsuya.

"Young man, for this kind of thing, listen carefully, you should call the Children's Telephone Consultation Office."

After saying that, Tadao Nanhara put the phone back and hung up.

"You seem quite familiar with it. You have been playing with it in the past, right?"

After hearing what Nanhara Tadao said, Shuhei Araki couldn't help but laugh and tease.

"That's not the case."

Minamihara Tadao immediately denied it.

At this moment, the door of the operations room suddenly opened to both sides, and everyone saw Gu Chen walking in from outside.

"Hey? What are you talking about so excitedly?"

As soon as Gu Chen came in, he asked curiously.

"No consultant, are you still at get off work?"

Seeing the leader coming, Shuhei Araki and the other two immediately straightened their attitudes.

"I'm off work now, I just came to see if you found anything unusual here."

Gu Chen's words were not aimless, because the light of the earth had reminded him that a new monster had awakened from a long sleep, so he thought about coming to the war room to see if the team members would find anything.

"Reporting to the consultant, there is nothing unusual, please rest assured."

Upon hearing this, Tetsuya Kitajima immediately reported it.

"Oh? Really not?"

Gu Chen raised his eyebrows and asked back.

"Reporting to the consultant, really no."

Nanyuan Tadao stood up at this time and made a solemn promise to Gu Chen.

"Okay, I'm off work now. I'll have to trouble you to be on duty tonight."

Seeing this, Gu Chen didn't say anything more. He nodded, turned around and left the operations room, and went home after get off work.