Now, he noticed that the young man was patting him on the shoulder.
Finally, he and the girl beside him walked out of the room with their backs to each other.
Duncan breathed a sigh of relief, and his previously tense body completely relaxed.
It was only then that Duncan realized that his body had been tense and on guard the whole time.
He himself was completely unaware that there was danger in the room.
Instead, he believed that his environment was "safe and harmless".
But his body had already made the most genuine reaction without his conscious awareness.
Now, he belatedly realizes that the two people who put the most pressure on him have left the room.
Duncan carefully put away the coin that the other person had given him earlier.
He then slowly returned to his workstation and began working as if nothing had happened.
After leaving Doto's office, Gu Xinghe believed that with an undercover agent like Duncan present, things would be different.
With inside help and outside cooperation, taking down White Star Line should be much easier.
So, after touring the Oasis Corporation and handing the Doom Coin to Duncan...
Having worked for a while, Gu Xinghe felt it was time to take a break and rest.
After all, when he worked at the Tavern of Misfortune, he also worked a similar half-hour workday.
...
After winter, the weather gradually warmed up.
At this moment, Gu Xinghe and Alice had changed into beach clothes and were walking towards one of the beaches in Aolu Port.
In the Deep Blue Federation, there is no shortage of beaches of all sizes, like the ones Gu Xinghe and Alice have just arrived at.
So when there are more locations to choose from.
The beach that Gu Xinghe and Alice have chosen is not crowded.
Now, Gu Xinghe has changed into a cool and refreshing outfit.
The red jade spider, which had been hidden in Gu Xinghe's clothes, had nowhere to hide.
So, at this moment, it was very obedient and chose to lie motionless on Gu Xinghe's shoulder as a living decoration.
Because Gu Xinghe was wearing a cool beach outfit.
So, fearing that he would feel hot, the red spider used its water control ability to continuously spray water mist on Gu Xinghe's shoulders and neck.
Because these tiny water droplets, precisely controlled by the red jade spider, are extremely small.
Gu Xinghe felt somewhat like he was enjoying a cool air conditioner on a hot summer day.
And when Gu Xinghe finally stepped onto the beach in his flip-flops.
Feeling the soft sand beneath his feet, Gu Xinghe simply placed the red spider that was perched on his shoulder in his palm.
He then squatted down and let the red spider that had crawled off his palm play by itself.
So, the red spider crawled down from Gu Xinghe's palm and onto the beach.
Then he began to leisurely "stroll" on the beach by himself.
At this moment, its red figure and its constantly crawling body were visible.
Gu Xinghe, who was lying on a beach chair not far away, thought that the red spider looked somewhat like a hermit crab on the beach.
It was a cooked hermit crab.
Because of their unpleasant taste, hermit crabs are actually more commonly kept as pets.
It does not exist as a delicious food like crab.
Therefore, the survival mode of hermit crabs is almost exactly the same as that of red jade spiders.
When pampered and well-off, they can exist as pets; but when poor and destitute, they can only serve as—
"grain reserves."
So, when Alice looked at the Crimson Spider, she once again expressed her feelings and made her own evaluation.
At this moment, Alice was squatting on the ground, poking the body of the red jade spider that was crawling on the beach.
It has a jade-like texture and feels slightly cool to the touch, which is quite suitable for the current temperature on the beach.
At this moment, Alice remembered that Gu Xinghe had once told her that red spiders felt warm to the touch in winter.
So, is this still a grain reserve that can automatically adjust its temperature, keeping it warm in winter and cool in summer?
Thinking this way, Alice's opinion of the Red Jade Spider's food reserves improved somewhat.
But at this point, Red Spider no longer seemed afraid of Alice calling it a food reserve.
They also had a lot of fun with Alice in this action-packed dodging game where they dodged and poke each other.
After all, it has been used as a reserve food by the other side many times.
Red Jade Spider is now somewhat resigned to her fate, believing that as long as her father, Gu Xinghe, is around, everything will be alright.
So, with these thoughts in mind, after her walk on the beach and the battle of dodging and weaving, Red Spider prepared to return to Gu Xinghe's side.
But at that moment, it overheard the conversation between Gu Xinghe and Alice—
"Xinghe, you want that."
At this moment, after playing with Red Spider, Alice ran to Gu Xinghe, who was wearing sunglasses and sunbathing on the beach.
She tugged at the sleeve of his short-sleeved shirt.
Alice originally had a somewhat timid personality.
Now that I'm around him, I seem to be getting more and more used to expressing my likes, dislikes, and emotions.
Thinking this, Gu Xinghe looked in the direction Alice was pointing—
That was a shop that made and sold seashell wind chimes.
"Do you want a seashell wind chime?"
Alice rested her arms on the armrest of Gu Xinghe's beach chair and nodded.
"Yes, you have to do it yourself."
"Okay, so Alice, would you like to collect the seashells yourself to make them, or use the seashells provided in the shop?"
"Let's pick them up together."
As she said this, Alice took the initiative to pull Gu Xinghe, who was still on the beach chair, up.
At that moment, it seemed that they overheard a conversation between Gu Xinghe and Alice.
The red spider then used its two segments to rummage through the sand and found a white seashell.
He then held the seashell above his head and crawled toward where Gu Xinghe and Alice were.
As she approached Gu Xinghe and the other person, Hongzhu even used her newly acquired water control ability.
After gathering a small ball of water to wash away the sand on the shell, she handed the shell to Gu Xinghe.
Looking at the red spider that was offering the seashell as if it were seeking praise.
Gu Xinghe smiled and handed the seashell in his hand to Alice.
Looking at the seashell in my hand, which was still dripping water droplets.
Alice crouched down and touched the red spider, realizing for the first time that the red spider wasn't a food reserve.
At that moment, the red spider also began to hop happily in Alice's palm.
Seeing Alice finally getting along well with Red Spider.
Gu Xinghe actually felt a sense of satisfaction, like a father watching his child grow up.
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