Watching Hu Yao’er charge toward Sixing Ye, Zhao Mei’er, who was sitting on the same sofa, immediately reached out her hand and grabbed hold of her.
“Wait, Little Hu, you can’t beat her. Calm down.”
“I know I’m no match for her, but she’s just too infuriating. Let go of me quickly. I’m going to teach that chuunibyou who keeps calling herself the Grim Reaper a good lesson today and show her what I, Hu Yao’er, am capable of.”
“Little Hu, don’t be so stubborn.”
Just as Zhao Mei’er was stopping Hu Yao’er from getting into a conflict with Sixing Ye, on the other side, Ji Zige, who was sitting next to Sixing Ye, also tried to persuade her.
“Ye Xing, what you just said to Little Hu was really hurtful. You should apologize to her quickly, or we won’t know how to get along with each other from now on.”
“Alright, since you put it that way, I, the Grim Reaper, will reluctantly bow my head to the weak and say sorry.”
Hearing Ji Zige’s persuasion, Sixing Ye stuck out her tongue, then looked up at Hu Yao’er across from her and said.
“I’m sorry, our adorable little fox. I shouldn’t have called you our organization’s mascot earlier.”
“Hmph, if you ever dare call me a mascot in front of others again, I’ll scratch you to death.”
After hearing Sixing Ye apologize, Hu Yao’er stopped acting as impulsively as before. She just stood there, fuming, and gave her this warning, then returned to her original seat.
“Really, you two. Don’t you realize there are other people here? I’m so sorry, Director Bai, for making you witness that.”
After saying this to Sixing Ye and Hu Yao’er, Dao Yan turned to Bai Yuling, who was sitting in front of her, and said with some embarrassment.
Having just witnessed the conflict between Hu Yao’er and Sixing Ye and thinking they might start fighting, Bai Yuling had been about to step in and persuade them to calm down. Seeing them back down, she immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
Now, after hearing what Dao Yan said to her, Bai Yuling quickly responded.
“It’s nothing. Young people tend to be a bit impulsive sometimes.”
“Then, Director Bai, regarding the question you raised earlier, do you have any other doubts?”
“I don’t have any more doubts. After all, Miss Ye Xing was right. Although Little Hu’s abilities are very useful in certain areas, given the current situation our bureau is facing, she really isn’t capable of providing us with strong support.”
Hearing Dao Yan’s question, Bai Yuling recalled the question she had asked earlier. Having roughly figured out why they had made this decision, she said this to Dao Yan, indicating that she no longer had any doubts.
“Since you don’t have any more questions, Director Bai, then the rest of us, except for Sixing Ye, will continue to help your bureau with tasks within our capabilities, just as we’ve been doing through our cooperation over the past few days.”
Deciding that since Bai Yuling had no further doubts, and that waiting around at the Strange Events Bureau wouldn’t be of much help—it would be better to go out and assist the bureau’s members with their missions—Dao Yan said this to Bai Yuling.
“Then I’ll trouble you all to help our bureau.”
“Don’t say that, Director Bai. It’s the least we can do.”
After finishing her conversation with Bai Yuling and returning the investigation report to her hands, Dao Yan led the others out of the Fangcheng City Strange Events Bureau to help its members carry out their missions.
“Alright, our organization’s leader has left. So, respected Director Bai, what do you plan to do with me, the Grim Reaper, next?”
Watching her other selves leave Bai Yuling’s office, Sixing Ye, who had voluntarily stayed behind as support, stretched lazily, then looked up at Bai Yuling not far away and asked.
“Miss Ye Xing, you’re a very powerful supernatural being. So, I’d like you to personally stay stationed at our bureau’s headquarters to prevent any supernatural criminals from taking advantage of our bureau’s current shortage of manpower to launch a surprise attack.
When our bureau’s team members encounter problems they can’t handle, we’ll ask you to go and help them. Do you think this arrangement works?”
Having already worked out a plan for Sixing Ye in her mind, and upon hearing her question, and also wanting to ensure her cooperation, Bai Yuling asked her without any concealment.
“Okay.”
Feeling somewhat satisfied with the arrangement Bai Yuling had proposed, Sixing Ye nodded slightly and said this with a positive tone.
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“The young master of the Green Branch Pharmaceutical Company? What a coincidence. The adorable little loli, An Nai Xin, whom I rescued from the ruins last night, just happens to be the child of an employee at that company.”
At that moment, Yan Qi, who was leaning back in the seat of a moving car and resting with her eyes half-closed, suddenly remembered the adorable little loli, about as cute as her own original self, whom she had rescued yesterday using her Sixing Ye clone, after receiving information from her other clones. She then said this to herself.
“Should I take advantage of this connection I have with An Nai Xin, which others probably don’t know about, to ask her parents about the recent situation at their company, the Green Branch Pharmaceutical Company?”
Thinking about this, Yan Qi pondered for a moment and then made her decision.
“Although the Strange Events Bureau is conducting their own investigation right now, it would still be great to get some useful information from An Nai Xin’s parents in advance. Who knows, I might even be able to stop certain people’s schemes ahead of time.”
After saying this to herself, Yan Qi opened her eyes. Although she had already made up her mind, knowing that she was still on her way back to the Strange Events Bureau’s headquarters and that this wasn’t the best time to do such a thing, Yan Qi decisively handed this task over to her clone, her other self—the electronic diva, Ji Zige.
“Well then, let’s get in touch with Xiaoxin now.”
Transformed into an information entity and currently immersed in the internet, Ji Zige, upon sensing her original self’s thoughts, casually said a few words and immediately took action.
“Hmm, who’s messaging me?”
Feeling her phone vibrate, Mu You, who had taken time off from work and was at the hospital taking care of her daughter lying in bed, said to herself with some surprise.
