Chapter 60: The Melancholy Poet

Yi Fan?!

This news is shocking, even more shocking than seeing a City Guardian help an old lady cross the street.

Could Yi Fan really handle being the captain of Deep Blue City’s first squad?

"Are you sure it’s a City Guardian pilot, and not a drunken gambler pilot?"

"Pfft." Xia Youwei couldn’t hold back and let out a laugh.

"I believe you’ll see him again soon." Li Lingzhen agreed.

The three of them chatted as they walked, and it was clear that the entire atmosphere of Deep Blue City was improving.

There were more smiles on people’s faces, City Guardians were more proactive, and for a city in the rear, achieving this was enough.

While talking, the three of them arrived at a familiar place.

Breeze Dance Hall.

No, by now it had been renamed "Breeze Tavern."

"Come on, once you go in, you’ll see him."

"I hope when you see him, you won’t be too surprised."

Getting surprised by seeing Yi Fan? Is that really necessary... Just as Han Zhan thought of this, he pushed the door open and was stunned.

In his sight, Yi Fan was sitting on a high chair in the center of the bar, holding a microphone with a melancholic look.

"Who was unseen yesterday."

"Who showed tears in dreams."

"Faintly, faintly."

"All in silence."

"Good!" "Ah!" "So cool!"

"Melancholy Poet! Melancholy Poet!"

In the audience below, most of them were women, cheering loudly, seemingly cheering for Yi Fan.

Seeing this scene, even with Han Zhan’s rich imagination, he was utterly stunned.

"Look, you’ve seen it, he’s got a new title, ’Melancholy Poet.’"

"Of course, as a realistic writer, I look down on this kind of thing." The Forbidden Book author Li Lingzhen showed disdain for this kind of poppy literary style.

But there were plenty who liked it in Deep Blue, and Yi Fan now had a decent fanbase.

"He took over Breeze Dance Hall with the official reward money, renamed it to Breeze Tavern."

"Now he doesn’t worry about booze and drinks all he wants, and one day out of nowhere, he applied for a small official position in the City Guardian Organization."

"Coincidentally, the City Guardian Organization wanted to establish a pilot project in Deep Blue City, they knew his past records, and both sides hit it off, so Yi Fan became the captain of Deep Blue City’s first City Guardian squad."

"Aside from his daily duties, he comes to Breeze Tavern to drink and recite poetry."

"Gradually, he earned the nickname ’Melancholy Poet.’

What a ridiculous turn of events. After listening to Li Lingzhen’s explanation, Han Zhan couldn’t help but click his tongue in wonder.

Across, Yi Fan had just accepted flowers handed by several rich ladies, gave them all hugs of thanks, and noticed Han Zhan and the others standing at the door.

Yi Fan smiled and waved at them, then raised his voice and said, "Today’s special guests in the house, all drinks are on the house, my treat!"

"Woohoo!"

"Boss, you’re generous!"

"Long live the boss!"

Hearing about free drinks, everyone was delighted, and the atmosphere in the tavern instantly livened up.

"Long time no see." Yi Fan walked to the door and looked at Han Zhan.

"Long time no see." Seeing Yi Fan looking vibrant and lively, Han Zhan nodded with satisfaction.

"There’s no pain that time can’t heal, it seems you’ve completely moved on from Bai Shuang’s incident."

Han Zhan said with a smile.

Opposite him, Yi Fan paused blankly.

His eyes were blank as he looked at Han Zhan and asked, "Who’s Bai Shuang?"

Not only Yi Fan,

even Xia Youwei and Li Lingzhen beside him were looking at him with puzzled expressions.

"You guys..." Seeing their genuine expressions, Han Zhan didn’t continue the topic.

Yi Fan was only briefly astonished, then burst into laughter, "Come on in, I heard you came back from the frontlines, and became a big hero again, today it’s on me, we’re drinking till we drop!"

In their familiar booth, Han Zhan and the others sat down.

Amidst clinking glasses, Han Zhan also got a grasp of Yi Fan’s situation.

It was pretty much as Li Lingzhen described.

Regarding the City Guardian Organization’s pilot project in Deep Blue City, he sensed a whiff of flattery.

Yes, flattery.

The higher-ups of the City Guardian Organization aren’t fools, they’re quite capable, and for such a pilot project, had they wanted to, they could have implemented it eight hundred years ago. But why did they choose now?

Because Li Shutong is here.

Because Han Zhan is here.

They want to make some moves, just like when a leader visits and makes some changes afterward.

In Deep Blue City, the City Guardian Organization abolished the original points system, gave City Guardian members a fixed salary and performance bonus, set working hours, weekends off, insurance and housing fund...

Sounds just like a corporate worker from the previous life.

Han Zhan rubbed his chin.

"But, your timing of return isn’t great." Yi Fan changed the subject, swirling the liquor in his glass, watching the half-filled contents swirl.

"Lately, many newcomers have arrived in Deep Blue City."

"Newcomers?" Han Zhan questioned.

"Exactly, and these newcomers have something to do with you."

As the captain of Deep Blue City’s first City Guardian squad, Yi Fan had his ear close to the ground.

He didn’t keep Han Zhan in suspense and continued, "Three from the younger generation of the Li Family came, claiming to challenge you. Can Shang Technology wants you to endorse their latest mecha series, the ’War’ series. Longevity Company wants to see you too, for some unknown reason."

Wow, they all came at once.

The Li Family, that should be teacher Li Shutong’s family, and their younger generation wants to challenge me?

Can Shang Technology wants me to endorse them, that’s even more ridiculous; what’s this ’War’ series mecha about?

And Longevity Company decided to join the fun too?

Three major forces, all top-tier. Their interest in me can’t be simple.

Teacher must have known about this already.

He just didn’t tell me right away, wanting to surprise me?

Han Zhan had a torrent of thoughts.

Just then, the door to Breeze Tavern was pushed open again.

It was November, and the howling cold wind rushed in, causing many guests to instinctively pull their collars tight, some bad-tempered ones already began to curse:

"Damn, who the hell is so inconsiderate, close the door already!"

"Yeah, what’s the big idea?"

The figure at the door seemed unaffected by the cursing voices, a young man’s voice rang from the entrance.

"I heard the owner of Breeze Tavern knows Han Zhan, so why don’t you get out here?"

"Our Li Family’s direct descendant Li Changhao wants to see you!"

"Li Family? Which Li Family, it can’t be the Jinghai Li Family, can it? Hahaha. Uh—"

A spectator who was laughing was suddenly choked by something invisible, flying backward.

Yi Fan silently downed the rest of his drink in one gulp,

Smashed the glass fiercely on the ground.

"I’m the owner of Breeze Tavern, keep your hands clean, or I don’t care which Li Family you belong to, I’ll take you on anyway!"