Chapter 100 New Home and Pranks
The secret base was completed faster than expected.
When the summer vacation ended and several new magical girls returned to campus life, Lin Yun received a call from Hong Siyu: the venue was ready.
At this time, only ten days had passed since the secret base was proposed.
Impressed by the efficiency of the Yi Ce Bureau in such matters, Lin Yun, who had nothing to do, drove to the reserved venue - a villa area on the outer ring of the city, to prepare for the connection with Hong Si.
In order to avoid being seen by other employees of the Strategy Bureau, after stopping the car, Lin Yun transformed into Delphinium and walked towards the position provided by Hong Siyu.
The secret base prepared by the Strategy Bureau is a four-story single-family villa. In addition to the living area on the ground, it also has a basement that is specially wrapped with magic-resistant materials and serves as a training ground for the magical girls.
She walked into the villa with an expressionless face, and at the invitation of Hong Siyu, she carefully toured the entire building - even the interior decoration had been completed and brand new. Cuique asked Hong Siyu for some photos and sent them to the magical girls' group.
Although it is still class time and they probably won't be able to see it, that doesn't stop Delphinium from sending it to them for later reference.
Then she saw a message suddenly pop up in the group: [Xiao Jin: It’s so luxurious, when can I move in? ]
【Delphinium: Pay attention in class and don't play with your phone. 】
【Xiao Jin: I know [emoticon picture]. 】
The brief conversation ended just like that.
Delphinium looked at the screen with some displeasure, put it aside after a while, moved back and sat on the sofa in the living room.
"What's wrong?"
Hong Siyu, who was walking beside him, was a little curious, but soon put the matter behind her and said with some pride: "How is it? The efficiency of the Yi Ce Bureau!"
"It's the only thing you can be so efficient at," Delphinium commented indifferently.
"Really? Senior, you are still as dishonest as ever."
Hong Siyu didn't care about Cuiqiao's indifferent attitude at all. She held her chin with her hand and said with a smile: "Come to think of it, I suddenly remembered recently that you have quit your previous job, right?"
"Indeed, what's the matter?" Delphinium raised her brows.
"The special training period for new students has also ended, and school will resume as usual. Your daytime hours will be free."
Hong Siyu narrowed his eyes slightly: "That is to say, are you interested in working in our Strategy Bureau using your original identity?"
"Strange Strategy Bureau?"
Delphinium looked at her suspiciously: "What can I do in the Bureau of Strategy? I can't use magic as an ordinary person."
"It's not like you have to be a magician to work in the Abnormal Strategy Bureau, it's just that most positions are held by magicians."
Hong Siyu explained: "Look, I am just a weak woman with no magic power and even more ordinary than ordinary people. But there is a job suitable for me in the Strategy Bureau."
"You mean..." Delphinium frowned slightly, "Contact person?"
"Yes, that's the contact person."
Hong Siyu nodded and said, "Because of the incident last month, everyone in your team has completely appeared in the vision of the Strategy Bureau, including Xiao Jin, who had no official contact channels before. Now the Bureau is planning to send someone to contact him as soon as possible, and then appoint a contact person to be responsible for Xiao Jin."
"What do you mean?" Cuiqiao probably guessed what Hong Siyi wanted to say, but still asked back symbolically.
"I think, senior, you can use the name Lin Yun as Xiaojin's contact person." Hong Siyu said seriously.
But when she made this suggestion, which she thought was very constructive, she found that there was something wrong with Delphinium's expression, but she couldn't tell what was wrong.
"Is there anything difficult?" was all she could ask.
It's more than just a dilemma.
Delphinium said in her heart.
Let her be Xia Liang's contact person under the identity of Lin Yun. Not to mention what Lin Xiaolu would think, if this matter is concealed from her, Xia Liang might become lawless.
In fact, even now, the child had already made a request that made Delphinium quite helpless.
——On weekends, the two of them would go out and play together for a day as Delphinium.
This was the "hush money" that Xia Liang tried to bring up that night, but was stopped by Lin Xiaolu's sudden appearance. Xia Liang even tried to call this a "date", but was seriously rejected by Cuique.
But no matter what to call this agreement, Cuiqiao finally agreed to Xia Liang's request, and the two of them tentatively set the date on the third weekend after school started.
By that time, the school's baseline test had already ended and even the results were out. The new students could naturally relax a little and arrange more entertainment activities outside of class.
If there was anyone whose name gave Cuiqiao the most headaches recently, it would probably be "Xia Liang". At this moment, Hong Siyu proposed that she should go to the Yi Ce Bureau to be their contact person, which naturally made Cuiqiao feel complicated.
However, the proposal of working in the Strategy Bureau seemed somewhat feasible to her.
On the one hand, it is a well-known fact that the work of the Special Policy Bureau is not actually that busy. Except for a small number of civil investigators, most employees do not even need to go to work every weekday.
This is why Hong Siyu seems to be so idle. In addition, her current position is a liaison, responsible for connecting and relaying the requests between the magical girls and the Strategy Bureau, which makes her even more idle.
If Lin Yun really needs to find another job, this seemingly menial job as a liaison officer is indeed an option worth considering.
It was difficult to make a decision, so Kuizi didn't give an immediate reply, but agreed casually: "I know."
"Also, if you really plan to come, remember to complete the recruitment registration before the end of this month."
Hong Siyu continued to remind: "Although if you come, you definitely don't need to participate in the unified recruitment exam next month like others, but you still need to register."
"Well, I'll think about it."
The handover work ended with the words of Delphinium.
Without any complicated procedures, with the help of the Strategy Bureau, the ownership of this villa was given the green light and easily transferred to the name of the Fangting City Magical Girls Team.
After that, there were a lot of cleanup tasks surrounding the secret base. When it came to the first weekend after school started, the magical girl team, which had finished a week of classes, finally moved into their secret base.
“So luxurious, so awesome!”
Walking into the entrance hall, Bai Jingxuan, dragging her suitcase, almost subconsciously exclaimed: "Is this really a place we can live in?"
"Yes, you can live here. If you want, you can even take up two rooms by yourself."
Behind her was Xia Liang, who was also dragging several large suitcases. She looked at the villa, which was brightly lit because several people had checked in, and her eyes were shining.
Looking into the house from the entrance, you can easily see the furnishings inside: large areas of white walls are used as the base tone, matched with black and gray home decorations, the overall style is fresh and simple.
The spacious and bright living room is connected to the dining room and kitchen, making the whole space look more spacious. In the center of the living room is a set of black leather sofas and a glass coffee table, surrounded by simple decorations.
A huge TV screen is hung on the wall. There is a set of sliding floor-to-ceiling windows at the backyard door facing the entrance. The LED light strips on the roof make the indoor lighting quite soft and warm. The construction style of the entire villa is simple and practical without losing its modern aesthetic.
As the team members walked into the door one by one, even Moko rushed in shouting "I want my own room too", while Cuique and Lin Xiaolu walked side by side and were the last to enter the villa's door.
"Are you a little nervous because it's a strange place?"
Seeing that Lin Xiaolu's expression was a little tense, Cuiqiao turned her head with some concern: "If you are not used to it, there is actually no need for you to stay here right away. It would be better to spend a few days to get familiar with the environment first."
She knew very well that her daughter was a very shy child.
Not only is he wary and distant towards strangers, he is also nervous when going to an unfamiliar place. When he was a child, his family of three would go out traveling and he wouldn't be able to sleep because he stayed in a hotel. It can be said that he is very attached to his bed.
That was why, when the other members of the team showed great curiosity and enthusiasm, and took advantage of the novelty to visit around the house, she had to walk shyly at the back.
When Cuiqiao asked her this question, Lin Xiaolu first showed obvious interest, but soon shook her head and replied: "I can do it, no need."
Staying in the secret base with everyone in the team was something she was looking forward to. She believed that if she was with everyone, she should be able to overcome her anxiety about the unfamiliar environment.
What's more, with Delphinium by her side, she felt that she could muster up a little more courage: she would try to prove herself in front of Delphinium and not appear so childish.
Only by getting rid of the image of a child in Delphinium's mind, will she be able to stand beside him one day and become a partner capable of fighting alongside him.
Taking a secret glance at the delphinium, Lin Xiaolu mustered up her courage in her heart, and then began to put her luggage away.
Although she had moved into the secret base, she still missed her father who was alone at home, but staying overnight in the secret base with her teammates was also what she had been looking forward to these days.
Before leaving home, with a subtle sense of guilt towards her father, with whom she had recently reconciled, Lin Xiaolu made an agreement with Lin Yun: she would send a text message every day when she stayed away from home to report that she was safe.
The girls and the fairies ran around the house together, and then gathered in the living room for a heated discussion, and finally completed the allocation of the villa rooms: Lin Xiaolu, Xia Liang, and Bai Jingxuan lived on the 2nd floor, Cuiqiao and Mo Ke lived on the 3rd floor, and the 4th floor was temporarily vacant and would be used when needed in the future.
As for why this was the result, it was naturally the result of the fight between Lin Xiaolu and Xia Liang.
First, Lin Xiaolu took the initiative to say that she wanted to live next to Cuiqin, and then Xia Liang also asked to live next to Cuiqin. Both of them wanted to give in to the younger children and didn't want to drive Bai Jingxuan to another floor alone, so they began to persuade each other to move to the third floor.
This meaningless argument lasted for dozens of minutes. The two people used various reasons to prove why the other person lived alone on the floor. In the end, they had run out of excuses and had nothing to say. It became a dispute between elementary school students.
Cuique, who was originally cleaning the basement, couldn't stand it anymore, so she came out with a broom and announced that she would live alone on the third floor, while the three newcomers would live on the same floor to show fairness and justice. Then, she walked back to the basement coldly under the resentful gaze of Xia Liang and Lin Xiaolu.
Although it is a rare weekend off, the girls still have to face the school's placement test next week, so after arranging their accommodation, the evening study session will still go on as usual.
What’s different from previous years is that this time there’s another participant, Bai Jingxuan.
Because of her many health problems, including the loss of her left eye in an accident and the fact that she was hospitalized for quite a long time, Bai Jingxuan is actually on leave from school now.
She did not go to the corresponding primary school and had been recuperating in an orphanage.
Now, after becoming a magical girl, although her lost eyes will never come back, her congenital disease has improved to a certain extent.
After all, this intermittent limb disorder is actually caused by an overly strong soul and magic. Becoming a magical girl has stimulated Bai Jingxuan's potential. As she gradually masters her magic, the "strange disease" is no longer a strange disease.
According to Bai Jingxuan's own plan, she wants to return to school after her illness is basically cured. Therefore, she also needs to make up for the primary school courses she has missed in the past three years.
Just like that, along with moving into the secret base, the size of the evening study session was upgraded to four people. If the fairy who had been sleeping soundly on the side was also counted, then all members had gathered.
"If you can't find the common factor in the factorization here, try the formula first. If that doesn't work, then group it first..."
Sitting at the desk in the new room, Cuiqiao pushed the exercises in front of Lin Xiaolu with her left hand. While explaining them, she tried to raise her right hand to demonstrate the solutions to her in person.
However, when she exerted force on her wrist, she felt her right hand being grabbed.
Turning her eyes slightly, Cuique discovered that the culprit was Xia Liang.
She didn't say anything, and kept her expressionless face, trying to pull her hand out of Xia Liang's hand. But just when she pulled her hand out halfway, Xia Liang grabbed it again and held her fingers.
Cuiqiao glanced at Xia Liang again, only to see that he was staring at the textbook intently, looking like he was studying seriously, and there was no sign of his small movements under the table at all.
"What's wrong?"
Lin Xiaolu, who was still waiting for Delphinium to demonstrate, looked at Delphinium with some confusion, but found that it was just sitting there and had no intention of taking any follow-up action.
"As for this question... I've changed my mind. You can try to solve it yourself first. I don't think it's very difficult."
I couldn't pull my right hand free, and forcing myself to write with my left hand would seem too weird, so I could only pretend to be calm and continued, "Wait until you finish writing it, and then I'll tell you the correct answer."
"Oh, okay." Since she couldn't see the scene under the table, Lin Xiaolu didn't think about it. She lowered her head without any doubt and began to try to figure out the answer herself.
Cuiqiao breathed a sigh of relief, but before she could make any further move, she felt the back of her hand being gently scratched. The sudden itchy sensation gave her goose bumps all over her arm. She immediately glared at Xia Liang beside her, only to see him sticking out a small piece of his tongue unnoticeably.
Apparently, she had just scratched the back of her hand.
And this kind of prank is not the first time in these days.
(End of this chapter)
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