Hearing this, Ruan Qingan couldn't help but laugh: "I didn't expect that it would finally be x09's turn to ask me a question."
"This is normal, host. You will get better and better. I look forward to seeing you become a good enough mission taker in the future. After all... it is also related to my performance."
Sensing the teasing tone in x09's words, Ruan Qing'an couldn't help but laugh and say, "Of course I will, I will be the best one."
Ruan Qing'an didn't explain much about the mysterious bartender, but just smiled mysteriously.
"Wait a minute, x09, you'll find out later. After all, this is my first time doing these kinds of plans, so it's understandable that I'm not very familiar with them. If you knew beforehand, wouldn't you laugh at me?"
"Such worries are unnecessary, host."
Despite saying that, x09 didn't ask any more questions, but it's unclear whether she had roughly guessed Ruan Qingan's plan.
That mystical bartender is actually a fraud in the original story, using many false identities, such as the one he used this time. He usually runs away after he has made enough money.
In the original text, this person appears later, adopts a fake identity, deceives Zhou Zihang, not only swindles his money but also tries to drug Chen Siyue. However, Zhou Zihang intercepts him halfway, and in the end, he brings Chen Siyue and Lu Ke together.
Since the two lived close by, the story eventually turned into an abortion.
As for Zhou Zihang?
Because he found out about this, he beat the swindler half to death, which ultimately became the catalyst for the original owner to take the blame and go to jail.
However, Ruan Qing'an did not stop this from happening. Instead, he took the initiative to bring the swindler to Zhou Zihang's front in advance. At least—compared to later, when Zhou Zihang was so devoted to Chen Siyue that he lost his mind, and in a fit of rage, he beat someone and almost killed someone.
Now that something like this has happened, at least he can still calm down.
...
About two weeks later, on a Saturday afternoon.
To prepare for the college entrance examination, the school specially arranged an extra day of classes on Saturday for the senior students. Now it is the last class. Because of the extra classes, most of the students in Class 4 of the senior year are drowsy, listless and look quite dejected.
Ruan Qingan, however, was not asleep. He propped his face up and looked out the window.
Just then, she suddenly felt her hair move. When Ruan Qing'an turned her head, she saw Lu Ke withdrawing his hand. She raised an eyebrow: "What's wrong? Is there something you need?"
"...No, it's nothing."
For a moment, Lu Ke was too embarrassed to speak, as if all the courage he had mustered earlier had vanished. He stammered and hesitated.
He was already withdrawn and not good at talking. The time Ruan Qing'an took the initiative to strike up a conversation made Lu Ke think he could improve his relationship with the girl he had a crush on, but...
Unexpectedly, the atmosphere remained awkward.
The only thing that made Lu Ke feel relieved was that Ruan Qing'an had stopped chasing after Zhou Zihang recently. For the original owner of this body, who used to pursue him so openly every now and then, it was as if she had become a completely different person.
But Lu Ke also heard a recent rumor that Ruan Qing'an and Zhou Zihang had completely broken up, and even their underlings had now severed ties and were no longer on friendly terms with each other. In fact, when they met, the atmosphere was extremely tense.
Seeing that Lu Ke didn't speak, Ruan Qing'an paused and took the initiative to speak: "What is it, Lu Ke? Stop dawdling."
Urged on by her, Lu Ke finally spoke.
"Sister Ruan, are you and Zhou Zihang... alright?"
"That's fine then."
Ruan Qing'an's tone was also a bit sharp: "I, Ruan Qing'an, also have a temper. He hit me, how could I possibly go back to him? You must have already heard the rumors, right?"
Lu Ke wasn't sure whether he should be happy or not, and just said softly, "Yes, I've heard people talk about this before..."
As if something had occurred to him, Lu Ke asked again, "Is it because of Zhou Zihang and Chen Siyue, Sister Ruan?"
"...Why ask so many questions?"
"Well, it's because they've disappeared again."
Lu Ke quickly waved his hand and whispered that he really liked the original owner of this body. He had always been a good student, but now he was daydreaming and paying attention to other people...
With this in mind, Ruan Qing'an's attitude softened. She wasn't hard-hearted and couldn't stand seeing people like this.
Her gaze swept across the classroom.
Sure enough, Zhou Zihang and Chen Siyue disappeared again.
At this moment, Lu Ke spoke up again in a low voice: "Sister Ruan, because my family and Chen Siyue's family live close by, and my mother and her mother used to have a good relationship, she specifically asked me to invite her to come back for dinner tonight, but I didn't see her when I went there."
"After that, I asked the teacher, but Teacher Wei told me that Chen Siyue had taken leave this afternoon, and Zhou Zihang had also taken leave. I don't know what they went to do."
Upon hearing this, Ruan Qing'an lowered his eyes and pondered for a moment.
She guessed that the incident between her and Zhou Zihang had caused quite a stir, and the younger brother who used to keep her informed no longer dared to mention Zhou Zihang in front of her.
This also resulted in Nguyen Thanh An being unaware of his whereabouts.
However, x09 in her mind suddenly reminded her.
“Host, you’ve become a bit complacent lately. In the Bureau, a mindset like yours is quite dangerous.”
"It's not that as long as you make a plan, the plan will proceed smoothly as you wish. You need to observe and control the situation at all times, because any unexpected situations may occur, and these are unpredictable."
"More than that, you should know one thing, host: intelligence is the most important thing. Only when you have more information can you have corresponding countermeasures or make advance arrangements."
Upon hearing this, Ruan Qingan also fell silent for a moment.
She knew x09 was right, because these past few days, she had almost forgotten that this place should be a dangerous environment. It was only because this was the Bureau's newbie world that it was given preferential treatment and a high margin of error to allow newcomers to adapt.
But what about in the future?
There won't be any more.
After realizing this, Ruan Qingan took a deep breath: "I understand, x09. We should have reached the plot point in the original text by now. That's enough time for the conman to make his move."
x09 said in a deep voice, "Yes, you should clean up the mess, host. I roughly know what you're going to do."
"You can easily see through a plan that's too simple."
"Host, because this mission itself is very easy."
Upon hearing this, Ruan Qing'an paused, unsure whether x09 was praising her or subtly insulting her.
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