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My girlfriend has become...
There was no light at the end of the dark corridor; the golden wall lamp had been deliberately turned off, and Lai Chuan Huang Quan guessed that someone might have loosened the light bulb.
The man walked hesitantly toward the wine cellar, saying, "Gin, I'm here."
No one answered.
In the dark wine cellar, only the man's timid, low calls could be heard.
The man put his hand to his mouth and looked around. "Gin? Where are you?"
Lai Chuan Huang Quan remained hidden far away behind a large vase around the corner, not approaching: "Dad, is Gin here?"
After a quick scan, the administrator replied, "He's not here."
Lai Chuan Huang Quan was taken aback: "Huh?"
Based on speculation, shouldn't Gin be waiting patiently for him to appear?
"What do you plan to do?"
Lai Chuan Huang Quan frowned and thought for a moment, then whispered, "Although I know Gin is likely lying in ambush somewhere, let's just go for it. I'll knock him out now and take the stuff."
Lai Chuan Huang Quan carefully observed the situation inside the wine cellar, while also asking, "Dad, do you have any guns or similar weapons that you could send to me?"
"No, but I have a skill that was recently phased out, which I might be able to transfer to you. However, since this is against the rules, I will take some measures to circumvent the checks."
As soon as he finished speaking, a line of text flashed before Lai Chuan Huang Quan's eyes: Escaping is useful, and it's cute.
Lai Chuan Huang Quan: ?
She froze, her face full of confusion: "Where's the skill description?"
"No. It won't appear in your skill bar either, otherwise the Central Administration would detect it. But as far as I know, it can be used for extreme escape pursuits. Focus on solving the problem at hand first, and then I'll explain the new skill to you in detail."
“Alright,” Lai Chuan Huang Quan shrugged, “Dad, you can calibrate my position now. If anything unexpected happens, just put me next to the second-year graduate student.”
"Um."
Having received a positive response, Lai Chuan Huang Quan tiptoed, preparing to take action. She gripped the branch she had already cleared of leaves from, and slowly approached in the darkness, then struck the man from behind.
The wine cellar area wasn't carpeted, and the noise the man made when he fell was quite loud. Lai Chuan Huang Quan's first reaction was to turn her head to look outside. After confirming that no one was there, she immediately closed the wine cellar door from the inside, then squatted down to check the man's pockets.
"No, I searched twice but couldn't find anything like a memory card." Lai Chuan Huang Quan turned on his flashlight and groped around in the dark. "It really is a trap."
Judging from this, Gin must be waiting for her outside.
"Thump—"
The sound of someone forcefully pulling on the cellar door was heard, but fortunately, Raikawa Yomi had locked the door, preventing the other party from breaking in.
The person outside was silent for two seconds, then drew his gun and fired a bullet at the door latch. Vodka, who had finally regained consciousness, followed Pixar in from the outside. The two, guns in hand, split up and acted separately, blocking all of Raikawa Yomi's escape routes.
But after going around in circles, apart from the man who had fainted on the ground, the room full of liquor shelves was empty.
Vodka and Pix exchanged a glance and slowly approached the chimney. Just as Gin had guessed, they could hear faint noises coming from inside the chimney—someone was climbing inside.
Lai Chuan Huang Quan was wearing a short dress and mid-heeled shoes. Luckily, she was often forced to climb with her bare hands in the apocalypse, otherwise, dressed like that, she might not have been able to make it to the top.
The inside of the chimney was covered in black soot, which would peel off the edge when pressed hard. As Raikawa Yomi braced himself against the wall, about to peek out from the top of the chimney…
"let go!"
"Get down!!"
Lai Chuan Huang Quan was startled. Although she didn't know why the administrator would issue such an instruction, she reacted quickly, disengaged her climbing strength, and fell from the top of the chimney back into the wine cellar.
The moment Lai Chuan Huang Quan let go, a gunshot rang out. The bullet, tearing through the air, kicked up a wave of heat, and the force of its embedding in the bricks sent up a cloud of ash.
Damn it, they're attacking from both sides; they intend to capture her alive.
Lai Chuan Huang Quan absolutely could not be caught, and she couldn't even let the man guarding the chimney see her face or her skirt, otherwise even if she escaped successfully, he would come looking for her. The administrator obviously understood this as well, and without any warning, he activated a spatial jump, preparing to forcibly teleport Lai Chuan Huang Quan away before she landed.
Fearing an accident, Lai Chuan Huang Quan decided to try out the new skill the administrator had given her during the landing: "Escape is useful and cute," which would serve as a double layer of insurance.
"wait--!"
The administrator realized Lai Chuan Huang Quan's intentions and tried to stop him, but it was too late.
The next second, she was teleported from the rooftop wine cellar of the Beika Municipal Hotel to a few steps away from Kenji Hagiwara.
The person in the chimney suddenly disappeared. Vodka waited for seven or eight seconds before mustering his courage and sticking his head out from under the chimney—a very dangerous move. If the other person was still in the chimney, he could have shot him in the head the moment Vodka poked his head out.
He shone his flashlight upwards, but there was no one in sight.
Vodka: "Strange..."
"How's Vodka?"
Gin appeared at the entrance to the wine cellar.
"Brother..." Vodka swallowed hard. "He's gone."
"Um?"
Gin only uttered a single syllable coldly, but it was clear that he was in a very bad mood.
Pixar stepped forward: "That's right, there were indeed sounds of climbing coming from the chimney. After the gunshot, the people inside started falling, but suddenly disappeared midway. Neither the sounds nor the people were seen."
Gin's face darkened, and he grinned cruelly: "You mean, the guy in the chimney was a winged magician who vanished into thin air?"
Pix was older than Gin and had been in the organization longer, but Gin was Karasuma Renya's favorite. Pix instinctively lowered his head, his Adam's apple bobbing: "No..."
Gin didn't dwell on the issue. He crouched down to carefully examine the inside of the chimney. From this angle, he could see the black soot and mottled red bricks that had been scraped down during the climb. Judging from the marks, the other person hadn't managed to climb all the way to the top.
Gin observed for a moment, then ordered, "Pixar, go and steal the CCTV footage from the entrance to the banquet hall." The Beika Municipal Hotel didn't have many CCTV cameras, and there just happened to be one at the entrance to the banquet hall.
"The person who can climb this chimney with their bare hands must either be dressed simply for ease of movement or have received professional training. Go and screen out the muscular women and those dressed in clothes that allow for easy climbing. As for Vodka... go find Scotland and have them keep an eye on the entrances and exits, and report any clues to me immediately."
Vodka: "But they're here on another mission, they might not listen to me. And Bourbon and Glenn..."
Gin scoffed, "Just say it was that person's order."
"Yes, brother."
Gin lowered his gaze, then frowned: "Hmm?"
Vodka: "What's wrong, bro?"
Gin picked up a few white hairs from the bottom of the chimney: "This is..."
...
Kenji Hagiwara has already delivered the items to the Metropolitan Police Department's Public Security Bureau, and someone will then hand them over to Rei Furuya according to procedure. Alternatively, they can be returned to him and Jinpei Matsuda, who will disassemble them and draw up the original design blueprints.
A wisp of smoke rose from the glowing crimson tip of the cigarette, and Kenji Hagiwara leaned against the car door, his tall figure outlined by the moonlight. He wasn't a heavy smoker, and when he wasn't working, he would spray a small amount of men's cologne on himself; if you got close, you could smell a faint woody scent emanating from his chest.
Kenji Hagiwara took out his phone and glanced at it. There were still no text messages. He was unsure whether to go back to the Beika Municipal Hotel to pick them up.
While he was thinking, Kenji Hagiwara's trouser leg was tugged twice.
He looked down and saw a small white dog, no bigger than his foot, sitting at his feet, its tongue lolling out as it tilted its head at Kenji Hagiwara: "Awooo!"
Kenji Hagiwara: "Where did this little dumpling come from?"
The little ball of fluff is pure white. It's so small that it can sit comfortably in an adult's palm, its body proportions are almost spherical, and its short paws are even shorter than two of Ken Hagiwara's fingers. It looks silly, round, and strangely cute.
Kenji Hagiwara crouched down and took the dog in his hand with one hand: "What an adorable little guy. If I gave him to Soft Bread, she would be happy for days."
Kenji Hagiwara used his other hand to hold down the puppy's paw. The little guy, who was only a month old, was even smaller than a Pomeranian. His pink paw pads were tender and soft, and Kenji Hagiwara pressed and kneaded them with the pad of his thumb.
"But what breed is it? It looks a bit like a white Yorkshire Terrier and a Pomeranian, but these breeds generally have black or dark brown eyes."
Kenji Hagiwara held the puppy and examined it from all angles: "This is the first time I've ever seen one with sky-blue eyes. If you took it to a pet store, it would definitely fetch a price of over 100 million."
The white puppy, held in Kenji Hagiwara's palm, lay on its back, kicking in the air with its little paws raised. It seemed to resent being poked in the face by Hagiwara, whimpering incessantly as if it were angry.
“It’s really energetic,” Kenji Hagiwara chuckled. “No collar, and it doesn’t look like it got lost while out for a walk. Did someone bring the dog to work, or is it a puppy of a stray dog in the neighborhood?”
The little white dog twisted and turned more and more vigorously, and Kenji Hagiwara didn't dare to grip it too tightly for fear of hurting it. So he changed his grip to lifting it, grabbing the scruff of the dog's neck and lifting it up.
The white, fluffy little thing, lifted up, froze, remaining silent for a few seconds. Then, it kicked its tiny legs frantically in the air, howling incessantly, becoming even angrier.
Kenji Hagiwara softened his gaze, saying, "Whether it's the cute appearance or the way it kicks around in the air, it looks just like a soft bread roll. If it doesn't have an owner, take it home and let it be your pet."
The next second, Kenji Hagiwara was surprised to find that the little dumpling he was holding in the air was actually nodding.
Hagiwara Kenji:...?
Kenji Hagiwara: "You can understand me!?"
The little dumpling nodded again, sticking out its little tongue and wagging its tail. Its round, sky-blue eyes, like two crystal-clear glass beads, looked at Kenji Hagiwara with wet eyes, looking both pitiful and adorable.
An ominous premonition began to brew in Kenji Hagiwara's heart. His lips twitched twice, and his feelings were extremely complicated when he looked at the little dumpling in his hand.
Kenji Hagiwara covered his face, his Adam's apple bobbing up and down before he managed to utter, "You're not a softie, are you?"
The puppy didn't speak, but just let out a soft, babyish whimper.
Kenji Hagiwara: "If it's soft bread, it barks once; if it's not, it barks twice."
Milk dumpling: "Aww!"
It was crisp and clear, and carried a joyful feeling.
Hagihara Kenji:…
Kenji Hagiwara, who considered himself a man of many experiences, still experienced a brief moment of mental blankness. The next second, his face filled with horror: "Soft bread!?"
The little dumpling, so excited it was shaking its bottom round, stuck out its tongue and tilted its head: "Aww~!"
[Author's Note]
You didn't expect that, did you?!
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