Chapter 993: Morning Conversation, No Abnormalities
Feeling somewhat worried, Gu Chen did not sleep in the second half of the night and stayed up until dawn.
"Hah... Good morning, Counselor. What's for breakfast today?"
Dong Kotaro walked out of his bedroom yawning loudly, and when he saw Gu Chen, he immediately asked expectantly.
"Would you like some chopped green onions or chili peppers for fried rice noodles?"
Gu Chen replied while busying himself in the kitchen.
"No onions, no spicy food, more bean sprouts and eggs, thank you."
Higashi Kotaro walked to the restaurant with shining eyes and sat down. He was so hungry that his saliva was almost dripping onto the table.
Gu Chen: “…”
Soon, the fried rice noodles with a strong wok aroma came out freshly from the oven.
Gu Chen didn't even have to do anything, the sensible Dong Guangtaro rushed forward to help Gu Chen put the fried rice noodles on a plate and brought it to the dining table.
"I'm going to start~"
After shouting this, Higashi Kotaro picked up the chopsticks and started to eat the fried rice noodles in front of him, like a starving ghost reincarnated.
"Kotaro, eat slowly. No one is going to snatch it from you. I calculated the portions when I made it. It's definitely enough for you."
Looking at Dong Guangtaro wolfing down the food, Gu Chen felt very satisfied, but he did not forget to remind Dong Guangtaro to pay attention to his eating manners.
After all, eating too fast is not good for the stomach.
"The breakfast my brother makes is delicious. If I could eat the food he makes for three meals a day, I would have no regrets in my life."
Next to Higashi Kotaro, the shadow of Taro appeared. Thanks to the state of being one with Higashi Kotaro, he could also taste how delicious the breakfast made by Gu Chen was.
"Taylor is right."
Higashi Kotaro immediately agreed and then continued to eat.
"By the way, bro, can I ask you something?"
While having breakfast, Taylor suddenly floated to Gu Chen and said.
"ask."
Gu Chen spoke concisely while eating elegantly.
"That is... why would you humans abandon children? The children are so cute, what kind of mentality do you have as parents to abandon them?"
Taro organized his words in his mind for a moment, then asked a somewhat heavy question.
Upon hearing this question, Gu Chen paused and Dong Guangtaro's eating movements became much slower.
"There are many reasons. For example, the idea of favoring boys over girls has not been eradicated. Therefore, when a family with such an idea gives birth to a baby girl, they will abandon her. Although this situation is relatively rare nowadays, there are still extreme families who do this."
"Another example is when a child is born with a congenital disease or disability, and the parents are unable to afford the child's treatment costs, so they cruelly abandon the child."
"For example, some women meet the wrong person, or lack sexual knowledge and use contraception improperly, leading to unwanted pregnancy. For various reasons, they do not abort the child, and after giving birth, they are unable to raise the child and are afraid of being found out, so they cruelly abandon the child. This often happens among minors."
"The above are the reasons why most babies are abandoned. Apart from that, there are also parents who are completely beasts in human form. They do not treat their own children as scum. They abandon their children because they think their children are a burden to them. But relatively speaking, they are still lucky, because some children are beaten to death by their own parents."
As Gu Chen's voice rang out, Dong Kotaro's eating speed became slower and slower. In the end, even facing the delicious food in front of him, he lost his desire to eat.
After listening to Gu Chen's words, Taylor fell into a long silence.
Although he had not witnessed the situations that Gu Chen described, it was not difficult for him to imagine how much darkness was hidden in it just from Gu Chen's description.
"In our Kingdom of Light, every newborn is a treasure of the country and all the people. I really can't understand... I can't understand what you said."
After a long while, Taro finally spoke, with a hint of disbelief still lingering in his words.
"Don't think too much. Since these problems have been discovered, it means that the situation will gradually improve. Although I dare not say that this situation can be completely eliminated, at least the probability of these incidents will decrease year by year. I believe that there will always be a day when we humans can be like you in the Kingdom of Light and no such incidents will happen again."
Gu Chen said a word of comfort and then continued to beat him.
"Tairo, the consultant is right. Don't think too much about it. After all, these things only account for a small part of the entire human race. Most parents still love their children very much."
Higashi Kotaro also sensed that something was a little off with Taro's mood, so he hurried to comfort him.
A delicious breakfast ended in a heavy atmosphere with Taylor's question.
Then, Gu Chen and Dong Kotaro walked towards the ZAT team headquarters together.
On the way, when Taylor saw children being taken out to play by their parents during the holidays, his mood finally improved due to the children's happy smiles.
As Higashi Kotaro said, those things that happen in dark corners are only a minority after all.
If humans really don't treasure their own children, then how could his brothers risk their own lives to protect the earth and humanity?
……
"Good morning, Counselor."
When Gu Chen and Higashi Kotaro arrived at the ZAT team's operations room together, Kitajima Tetsuya, who was about to go off work and take a break, immediately greeted them.
"Good morning. Thank you for your hard work on duty last night. Are you sure nothing happened?"
Gu Chen nodded slightly and then asked back.
"Reporting to the consultant, nothing special happened, but the Metropolitan Police Department just called again and said that several bodies with strange deaths were found in the sewer. The blood on their bodies was missing. It seems that it was done by Basara before."
Kitajima Tetsuya shook his head affirmatively, and at the end added the latest news that had just been synchronized from the Metropolitan Police Department.
"Okay, I understand. You can go back and rest first."
Seeing this, Gu Chen nodded again and didn't ask any more questions. He let Kitajima Tetsuya go back and rest.
Immediately, the ZAT team started a new day's work, and Gu Chen received the information about the deceased from the Metropolitan Police Department a moment later.
However, Gu Chen did not receive any more useful information about the voice that appeared in his mind last night. The guys who died at Basela's hands were either homeless vagrants or drunkards. They were targeted by Basela because they walked at night or slept on the streets, and eventually lost their lives.
Even though these people died, basically no one cared. In addition, Basera even put the bodies into the sewer. Therefore, Basera was able to commit crimes continuously without attracting other people's attention.
