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Chapter 86 (351): Swire: The cat robbed you!

[Since Officer Ch'en wants to know the location of Can and the little girl so much, I can tell you, but let's wait until the afternoon.]

[After all, whether it's you, me, the little girl, or Can, we all need to eat.]

…

After a lot of arguing, Ch'en finally got a positive answer from the other party, and then she breathed a sigh of relief and put down her phone.

Although she didn't get the news she wanted immediately, it was not too late; at least it was still within her acceptable range. It's impossible that the unreliable "guardian" of Griseo can't even take care of her for such a short time...

"Have you finished chatting? Let's exchange information." Swire, who had already finished reading the letter and suppressed her surging emotions, noticed the situation on Ch'en's side, raised her eyebrows, and handed the letter to her.

"Well, thank you very much." Hearing this, Ch'en nodded gently, took the letter, and handed the phone in her hand to the original owner.

Then both sides began to watch the "new information" they had just received.

However, this is another case of one person being silent... Swire and Hoshiguma are better. Her friends had warned her that Griseo was fine, so she just felt more confused after reading this news.

But Ch'en was different. Her head was buzzing twice as loudly.

"..."

Putting down the letter he had already read, Ch'en stretched out her hand to rub her swollen and painful temple. After a moment, he said to Swire in a strange tone: "So, what on earth is so attractive to this guy [Longmen Thief]...?"

"If I knew, would it be your turn to ask? I also want to know what she likes about my family. I'll grab it if I catch her!" Hearing this, Swire frowned fiercely and said with an unhappy look.

"*longmen swear *But I really gave her face! If she dares to come tonight, I will definitely catch her and put her in jail!!"

Although Swire had complicated feelings about Pardofelis in all aspects because of the previous events, even though she did steal and give, she didn't intend to pursue the fact that this girl sneaked into her house to steal all kinds of small things. But, but... it's too much to be angry like this!!! It's too hateful!

The little tiger is really angry today. It's better not to be caught by her; otherwise, she will really send her directly to prison! And not only will he go to jail, but Can will also belong to her! You took the cat away!

"Okay, call us if you need anything." After hearing Swire's words, Ch'en didn't say anything more, just a simple reminder, and then changed the subject: "Put this aside for now; let me tell you what happened before."

Then Ch'en began to simply narrate what had happened before with her two friends. ——————————————————

On the other side of the city, in a specialty restaurant——

"꒪꒫꒪)..."

At this moment, Griseo, who had successfully met Hua, sat at the table in the box with the cat in her arms, quietly watching the "good show" in front of her.

"Ah, stop it, old timer! I was wrong; isn't it okay!" Senti, who had been preached at for a while, couldn't help but cover her head and "howled."

"Senti, it seems like you don't realize your mistake now." Hearing this, Hua who was sitting next to her said in a calm tone and serious expression.

"Ah..."

"Sister Hua, I'm hungry ꒪꒫꒪)..."

Just when Senti was already annoyed and was about to find a way to cause a problem, Griseo, who had been silent all the time, spoke to Hua at the right time.

"... Oh, forget it; let's stop here and eat first." After hearing Griseo's whispered words, Hua paused for a moment, then sighed helplessly and gave up.

"Griseo, have you decided what dishes to order?"

In Hua's opinion, the main fault of this incident was still her own. If she hadn't believed in Senti's character more before, and had not listened to Griseo's dissuasion and chased after them, there wouldn't be that "conflict" today. It can only be said that she was too relaxed this time...

"Huh..."

Senti, who was originally ready to run away, quietly breathed a sigh of relief after Hua stopped nagging and gave up the idea of leaving.

Of course, after relaxing, she did not forget to quietly wink at Griseo in a corner where the old timer "can't see" and gave a thumbs-up in praise. Griseo responded first and also blinked her beautiful eyes gently towards

Senti, then pushed the menu that had been marked in front of her to Hua and said. "Well... I've thought about it. Old Timer, you can continue to order the rest."

"Okay, Senti, take a look and see if there's anything you want to eat." Hua took the menu that was pushed in front of her and put it next to Senti.

She was not picky about food, and she was not very hungry now, so she gave the right to choose to the two "children" present.

"Let me see what's delicious? But, old timer, don't you want to order two dishes?" Senti, who took the menu, first glanced at it, then turned her head and asked.

"You guys order; don't order too much, the three of us can't finish it." Facing Senti's question, Hua shook her head gently.

"Hmm? How can this be! You must order; it must be fair!"

It would have been better if Hua hadn't said it, but Senti became energetic as soon as she did. She stood up, slapped the menu in front of her, and said with her hands on her waist, "If I can't finish it, we can talk about it later. At worst... well, at worst, we can just pack it up!"

Although Senti didn't want to eat packed food at all, she still said reluctantly in order to make the old timer agree to her request.

"...Okay, I'll order it later."

Hearing this, Hua shook her head helplessly and agreed.

Not to mention that the people present were all in tune with each other. Even if they were not, Senti's little thoughts could not be hidden from Hua's eyes. But it was precisely because of this that she felt so helpless at the moment.

"Okay! Then let me see!"

After getting Hua's answer, Senti happily sat back and looked through the menu.

"꒪꒫꒪)"

"Does Griseo have any other arrangements this afternoon and need our help?" Hua just sat up and met Griseo's pure eyes.

Then Griseo remembered something and said, "If I make the arrangements, I plan to take Can to see Sister Pardo this afternoon...) Well, I'll wait for her?"

Hearing this, Griseo touched her chin, thought for a moment, and said seriously.

"Griseo, what kind of waiting is that? You are just lazing around!"

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Chapter 87 (352): The Intervention of the "Fourth Force."

"Griseo, what are you waiting for? That's just lazing around!" After hearing what Griseo said, Senti, who already knew about her plan, said without raising her head.

"Well... Griseo, are you sure those people will come to you this afternoon?"

Hua thought for a moment without paying attention to Senti's words and spoke again.

"I don't know, but I believe in Tarurua and 'our' judgment..." Hearing this, Griseo shook her head gently, and then spoke seriously.

In fact, in addition to the thick stack of letters handed to Ch'en today, Talulah also prepared a special letter and some unknown instructions for Griseo

The original words of the instructions were roughly: [Griseo, if you find Ch'en Hui-chieh in Lungmen and successfully contact her, if nothing unexpected happens, someone should come to contact you later. If the person who comes is a woman with a furry body and calls herself Fumizuki, you should give this letter to her.]

[If it's a man with hair all over his body... and his name is Wei Yenwu, just tell him that you want to see Fumizuki, and then ignore him. After you meet Fumizuki, just give her the letter.]

[If it's someone else who hangs around you and disturbs your life, just ignore them while protecting yourself. If you really feel annoyed, go find Ch'en Hui-chieh.]

Although Tallulah didn't clearly state the identities of Fumizuki and the others at the time, Griseo knew them very well. After all, she wasn't just a simple child...

So the Griseo didn't feel surprised at all that these two people will come to her when she contacted Ch'en Hui-chieh.

In fact, in her opinion, this was something that was bound to happen. Although Wei Yenwu, the uncle, was quite unqualified for Tallulah, it was okay for Ch'en Hui-chieh. Now that his niece was suddenly contacted by a stranger like him in the name of "Tallulah," he would pay attention and investigate even if he was unqualified to do so.

And after all this, what surprised and moved Griseo the most was what Tallulah did.

In order to prevent herself from being disturbed and causing unnecessary trouble, she even considered some trivial matters for herself.

However, the more Griseo felt Tallulah's kindness toward her, the more indignant she became. From other people's perspectives, she might understand Wei Yenwu and even agree with his actions back then.

But sure enough, looking at the events of the past from Tallulah's perspective, no matter how many times she watched it, she still felt so... frustrated and angry.

"Then do as you wish, Griseo. Be safe. If you encounter trouble or danger, notify us immediately. Senti and I will rush over." After hearing Griseo's words, Hua nodded gently, said no more, and turned to give instructions.

"꒪꒫꒪) Hmm..."

Although she didn't think that anyone in this city could threaten her, Griseo still nodded obediently.

"Okay, stop talking about these boring things. I've already ordered; old antique, come and have a look!"

"Okay."

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On the other side, at Wei Yenwu's residence——

"How is it? Have you found relevant information?" Fumizuki sipped tea after lunch, and looked at Wei Yenwu sitting opposite and asked.

"I did find it. But except for some minor problems, they didn't do anything that crossed the line in Lungmen." Wei Yenwu handed over the message he had just browsed.

To be honest, when they suddenly received the message from Lin Kojui at noon today, both Wei Yenwu and Fumizuki were in a complicated mood.

The reason is simple: two names.

Tallulah and the Deathless Black Snake...

Although both of them wanted to believe that the news about Tallulah was true, out of vigilance against the Black Snake and the advice from [Rat King], the two finally mobilized people to investigate the girl who appeared suddenly beside Ch'en Hui-chieh today.

The final result was just as Wei Yenwu had just said: no abnormalities were found for the time being.

Even the identities and behaviors of the two "guardians" beside the girl who arrived in the past months to Lungmen for tourism were checked without any problems.

The only thing that made him feel a little confused was the race of the two people...

Liberi?

He always felt that they were different from a Liberi, but this was a small problem, and he didn't care too much.

After all, he was the [Governor of Lungmen], and he couldn't ask others why they aren't similar to the other people on their race, right?

That would be really cheap.

...

"It seems that there is indeed no problem, but is there a connection with the child Pardofelis? Coincidence or..." After spending some time browsing the information, Fumizuki squinted her eyes gently and returned her sight to the last few lines of the information.

Having been in this position for so long, Fumizuki naturally would not easily believe in the existence of "coincidence."

This episode as well as the data that connected [Lungmen Thief] and Griseo might not be a coincidence in her opinion...

Of course, she was not doubting the girl who had just arrived at Lungmen, but was guessing what bad idea the cat had.

Speaking of this, Fumizuki couldn't help but sigh in her heart at Pardofelis's abundant energy.

She just wrote a letter to mess with Swire, and then she used her own cat to seduce a girl?

She can even take care of the people in the slums in the middle of the night... Should she say she is worthy of it?

"Speaking of this, Fumizuki, you don't mind me intervening this time, right?" After hearing a certain name from his wife, Wei Yenwu couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and say.

Although Wei Yenwu was now preparing a severe test for the guy [Lungmen Thief] with several of his old friends, this didn't mean that he wanted to give up this good opportunity to test her suddenly.

"Heh~ It doesn't hurt to try it in advance. Aren't you always curious?" Hearing this, Fumizuki understood what Wei Yenwu meant without too much explanation and then chuckled.

Unlike her husband, she was more confident in the ability of the cat.

"Then let's put it this way."

As if he was afraid that his wife would regret it, Wei Yenwu grinned and said quickly.

Although the next one is just a test—a test launched by Wei Yenwu—if even this test cannot be passed, then there is no need to carry out the subsequent tests, which would be a waste of time.

Then the value of [Lungmen Thief] will be re-evaluated...

"Ahem... By the way, what should we do with that girl next?" After coughing twice, Wei Yenwu restrained the smile on his face and returned to the topic.

"I will go to meet her in person and see what the situation is."

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Chapter 88 (353): Task Scheduling and Waiting

"So, Miss Felis is going to steal the piano in the Grand Plaza tonight?!"

Rope sitting opposite Pardo couldn't help but exclaim after hearing her plan.

"Shh! Rope, keep your voice down."

Hearing Rope's sudden increase in volume, Pardo quickly reminded her.

Although they were in a private room, the sound insulation was decent, and the cat's perception was also good.

However, she didn't want her nominal sister to develop the habit of being startled and spewing their secrets, which was a significant taboo.

"Sorry..." After hearing Pardo's reminder, Rope realized her loss of composure and quickly suppressed her voice. "Miss Felis is really going to steal that thing? It's so big that even a few more people may not be able to move it."

"Hey, don't worry! It's fine, Rope. Have you forgotten about my system space? We must get that piano!" After hearing Rope's words, Pardo gently shook her long tail behind her and smiled.

"Oh, yes... I almost forgot about Miss Felis's ability. Do you need my help that night? Although I don't think I can do much..." As she spoke, Rope displayed a helpless smile toward Pardo.

She was aware of her limitations. To be honest, as she learned more, her relationship with Pardo Felis improved significantly.

Miss Purple Cautus really couldn't understand why she would choose someone like herself who so useless... and was sick.

Of course, she didn’t dwell on this anymore, as she found it meaningless. Just like what the "cheap boss" said, live happily every day and treat each new day as their last day, so there won't be so many troublesome things to think of.

Since Pardo was very kind to her, had no intention of hurting her, and had no plans to abandon her, she would follow her all the time. Anyway, Pardo was living a happy life, and Rope would live each day to the fullest.

"Oh, Rope, don't belittle yourself! There is an important task tonight, and I still need you to do it." After hearing Rope's words, Pardo patted her shoulder encouragingly and said seriously.

"Hmm?"

Hearing this, Rope cast a puzzled look at her "cheap boss," waiting for her next words.

"Remember the family we delivered medicine to last time? Calculating the time, the medicine should be almost gone, so I’ll need you to go there tonight!" Facing Rope's puzzled expression, Pardo took out the items that had been prepared long ago from the system space, hooked them with her tail, and shook them gently in front of Rope.

"Of course, I'll let Can go with you~"

Pardo couldn't allow an ordinary person like Rope to go to the slums to deliver things alone in the middle of the night; the public security in the slums was not good now.

"...Okay~ I promise to complete the task!"

Looking at the drugs dangling in front of her, Rope was initially stunned, but then she reacted and promised with a smile.

She was just a thief, not a fool. She understood what the task assigned by Pardo meant...

"Hey, I believe in Rope!"

Pardo knew that people need to feel needed and have a sense of belonging.

However, she had never fully grasped that feeling before; she just assigned some random tasks to Rope or simply gave her no job at all.

Until recently, she finally figured it out and learned how to make her little sister feel needed.

And once this point was stable, the next step was to find a way to slowly change the mentality and feeling that Rope was always a head shorter than her.

After all, they were also considered to have a normal employment relationship—and a serious friendship.

Although their initial purpose in meeting may not have been pure, after some time, Pardo truly regarded Rope as a very good friend. In this case, she naturally wanted to make her friend confident and excellent.

"What about this afternoon? Are you going to pick up Can?" After learning about the evening's arrangements, Rope seemed to remember something and asked.

The span of the previous chat between the two—or rather, Pardo's topic span—was a bit large, resulting in the afternoon arrangement being skipped during the conversation.

"Well, we will go to pick up Can in a while. By the way, play with that little girl for a bit. I still like her very much." Facing Rope's inquiry, Pardo nodded gently and replied.

"A child that Miss Felis likes so much? Then I have to look forward to it~" As if influenced by Pardo, Rope also broke into a bright smile.

"Well, she is indeed worth looking forward to!" Pardo blinked meaningfully at the person in front of her.

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On the other side——

After Ch'en explained the cause and effect to her two friends, she spent some time discussing Pardo's "forewarning letter." The three of them concluded their exchange once they came up with a plan.

Then, Ch'en returned to her usual style and quickly went to the cafeteria alone to solve her lunch problem.

After finishing her meal, she rushed back to the office and dealt with the tasks she had left behind that needed to be completed in the afternoon.

Although Ch'en could take half a day off to find Griseo, she didn't want to do that—not only because she didn’t want to waste time, but also because she didn't want her personal affairs to affect her work.

Officer Ch'en's diligence and sense of responsibility toward her work were no joke.

Of course, while working hard, Ch'en did not forget to pay attention to the messages on her mobile phone. After all, she had added [Lungmen Thief] as a friend just to wait for that message.

……

"Go, go, go! Get Can!"

While Ch'en was working and "waiting hard," Pardo was pulling Rope out of the restaurant and heading straight for the target.

Pardo naturally knew that someone was waiting for her news, which was why she had to go there after lunch.

After all, the timing for giving Ch'en the news couldn't be too late, and it had to be staggered.

As for why the time had to be staggered...

Of course, it was because Pardo knew with her tail that Ch'en would definitely not let her get close to or pick up Griseo in front of her, let alone play together.

Even because of the "forewarning letter" she had stuffed today, she might be arrested on the spot.

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Chapter 89 (354): Rope

Although Pardo was eager to play with Griseo, she didn’t walk too fast with Rope. In fact, she even took a detour, as if pretending to look for someone.

"Miss Felis is deliberately taking a detour... Is someone following us again?" Rope, trailing behind Pardo, noticed her unusual behavior and whispered, so only the two of them could hear.

Others might not be able to tell if it was intentional, but Rope, who had been following Pardo and understood her character, could.

"Well, it's still the usual suspects... As for the detour, I don't want them to know about my connection with Can." Hearing this, Pardo calmly glanced in a certain direction behind her and replied in a low voice.

Can was not an ordinary cat. Pardo was very sure that Wenyue and the others knew this. After all, the rescue had been so impressive before that anyone with a normal eye could see the giant can. However, so far, except for Rope, who lived with her day and night, no one else knew about the close connection between Pardo and Cantou. At most, they thought that this cat was very special and spiritual.

Given this situation—and the fact that she might need this close connection with Cantou in the future—Pardo naturally didn’t want to expose this detail, at least not completely.

After all, there’s a significant difference between being able to sense the approximate location of a "pet" and being able to locate it directly.

"I understand."

Upon hearing this, Rope didn’t ask any more questions; she just blinked lightly, maintaining a neutral expression.

Long before, Pardo had informed Rope that someone would be monitoring and following them recently and asked her not to worry about it.

Initially, Miss Purple Cautus felt a bit nervous, but as time went on, and Pardo occasionally led her to shake off the followers, she gradually stopped caring.

Although Rope didn’t understand why her "cheap boss" didn’t simply get rid of the people tailing them this time, but instead took a detour to perform for them, she didn’t dwell on it. Maybe it was a plan that Pardo didn’t find convenient to share.

In this regard, Miss Purple Cautus could still contain her curiosity. Besides, she had long been familiar with Pardofelis's character. If it was something she could tell her, she would have done so long ago...

"Hmm." Seeing Rope's expression, Pardo hummed in satisfaction, then caught sight of something on the side of the road and suddenly changed the subject. "Ice cream! Rope, do you want some?"

"... Didn't we just finish lunch?"

"Oh, it doesn't matter!"

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On the other side——

"Well, it's almost time to meet up with Sister Pardo..." At that moment, Griseo, who was following Hua and the others to the small teahouse, looked at the time and said.

"Yes, it's almost time, and Pardo is already there," Hua replied gently.

"What a pity; if the old antique weren't here, I would have gone with you," Senti said weakly, lying by the window and listening to the conversation between the two.

If it weren't for the people around her, she would have rushed over to teach Ch'en a lesson for coming in the afternoon.

"Senti, you...." Senti's words made Hua look helpless.

"Okay, be safe and have fun."

"Well, Sister Hua, Sister Senti, goodbye."

After bidding farewell to the two, Griseo didn't waste any more time. Holding Can, she left and began her journey to find its owner.

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Wei Yenwu's Residence——

"..."

Fumizuki was sitting on the sofa, looking at the information just sent to her, lost in thought.

There was nothing particularly outrageous about the new information, but she noticed a troubling pattern.

Why were the two Liberi guardians allowing the little kid called Griseo to run around so freely?

It was one thing for her to be mistakenly sent to the LGD in the morning, but in the afternoon, she was with the [Lungmen Thief], who might have bad intentions.

If the morning could be attributed to carelessness... well, the morning had also been outrageous.

What kind of guardian would let a child spend a whole morning leisurely playing in the game hall? What kind of support is that?!

It can't be that someone genuinely believes in Lungmen's public security!

"Huh..."

After thinking for a while and unable to come up with a good explanation, Fumizuki exhaled a breath of frustration and calmed down.

"Forget it; it's just convenient for me to contact her. I want to see what is up with her..."

Knowing that her niece would contact Griseo in the afternoon, Fumizuki decided to act quickly. If the person turned out to be harmless, she would ask for some information about the Talulah.

If there was something off about the child, she would kick them out as soon as possible to prevent Ch'en from continuing to contact them.

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In the Afternoon, a Commercial Street in Lungmen——

At this moment, Rope was standing stiffly beside the street, staring straight ahead. If someone observed her closely, they would notice the conflicted look in her eyes.

The culprit behind her discomfort was the blue-haired little Lolita standing beside her, looking at her with pure, wide eyes.

In fact, if Pardo were there, Miss Purple Cautus wouldn't be in this predicament. But unfortunately, the one who could adjust the atmosphere had gone off to buy drinks.

“꒪꒫꒪) Um, does sister Rope not like me?”

In the end, it was Griseo who tugged at the corner of Rope’s clothes, breaking the strange atmosphere between the two.

"Ah? Ah... No, no. How could I not like Griseo? You're so cute~"

Griseo's sudden words caught Rope, who was a little distracted, off guard. She spoke subconsciously, then quickly adjusted her tone to one she hadn't used in a while.

The sudden change was not because Miss Purple Cautus disliked the child next to her but rather because she simply didn’t know how to interact with her in this situation.

This was the first time she had been approached by an ordinary child who didn't care about her status as an infected or disgusted by her. As a result, she subconsciously reverted to the frivolous, smooth-talking thief persona she had polished over the years.

In fact, if Rope had approached Griseo with that attitude from the start, the atmosphere wouldn’t have turned awkward. They would have been happily chatting.

But after spending time with Pardo, Miss Purple Cautus had not shown that side of herself for a long time, especially not to a child introduced by her "cheap boss."

This caused the tension to rise immediately once someone left.

Originally, Rope didn’t want to address it; she planned to wait until Pardo returned.

But now that the other party had spoken first, she couldn't continue to pretend she hadn’t noticed her.

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Chapter 90 (355): Furry Fumizuki

"Really... huh?"

Hearing the familiar words coming from Rope's mouth, Griseo blinked her beautiful eyes gently, intending to tease her further. However, before she could finish her words, she seemed to sense something and was slightly stunned, then subconsciously looked around.

Did you come so early...?

"What's wrong?"

Noticing Griseo’s sudden stillness and her gaze sweeping the area, Rope tilted her head slightly and asked in confusion.

"Well, someone is watching us..."

While explaining in a low voice, Griseo quickly fixed her gaze in a certain direction and saw a familiar figure: Fumizuki.

"Huh?...!"

Hearing this, Rope followed Griseo's gaze and saw the person as well. However, unlike Griseo's calm demeanor, she was startled and instinctively wanted to hide.

Although she had never truly seen that person, if Pardo’s description was correct, the purple rabbit lady probably knew who was watching them from a distance.

"...Griseo, let's go find Miss Felis now."

After a quick mental turn, Rope nervously reached for Griseo's hand, intending to take her away.

While Miss Rabbit didn’t understand why a big shot was suddenly targeting them, she guessed it was because of Miss Felis. In that case, they should quickly meet up and discuss how to escape.

However, this time Rope guessed wrong. Griseo was certain that Fumizuki's target this time was her. Although she had long suspected that this person would come out to test them, she never expected the speed to be so fast.

When she could almost sense Fumizuki's presence, the little Loli couldn’t help but feel stunned and surprised.

"Don't be nervous, Sister Rope... They have no ill intentions." Noticing the cold sweat on Rope's hand, Griseo gently shook it to soothe her and whispered.

"Hey, how do you know?"

Upon hearing Griseo's words, Rope frowned slightly and muttered.

To be honest, the strange sense of déjà vu made Miss Purple Rabbit feel uneasy.

How could someone gauge another's intentions from this distance?! How could one or two of them be the same as Miss Felis? It's too unscientific!

"No, now is not the time to dwell on this issue. Let’s leave quickly!" Suddenly snapping back to reality, Rope was about to pull Griseo away; it wasn’t wise to stay here for long.

As for the claim of no ill intentions, Miss Rabbit was not about to take that gamble!

If she won the bet, that would be fine, and everyone would be happy. But if she lost, it could be disastrous! What if she got caught and her boss didn’t come to save her?!

"!?"

However, the next moment, Rope was shocked to find that she couldn’t pull the little Griseo, who was standing there.

"It's too late. They’ve already noticed us. Sister Rope should go find Sister Pardoo first. I’ll wait for you here..." As she spoke, Griseo gently broke away from Rope's hand and walked towards Fumizuki without fear.

"Hey! Wait a minute!"

Watching Griseo walk toward Fumizuki, Rope wanted to chase after her but felt a twinge of fear. After hesitating for a moment, she stomped her foot and quickly ran in another direction.

If she couldn’t save Griseo, she should go find Miss Felis!

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*On the other side, after noticing that Rope had left, Shirayuki lowered her voice and said to Fumizuki:* "Master, do you want to leave her behind?"

"No, let her go. Parofelis must have noticed my arrival at such a close distance." As she spoke, Fumizuki retracted her gaze and looked meaningfully at the small figure walking toward her not far away.

She wasn’t surprised that Pardo knew of her arrival. What truly surprised her was the sharpness and quick reaction of the target this time.

At this moment, Fumizuki understood why the two Liberi guardians allowed the young child to be out alone... But would everything really be so simple?

Just as Fumizuki was lost in thought, Griseo successfully navigated through the crowd and approached her.

"Little sister, is there something wrong?"

Looking at the person in front of her, Fumizuki set aside her thoughts, showed a gentle smile, and asked tentatively.

"Well, furry..." Facing Fumizuki's inquiry, Griseo didn’t respond but instead looked at her seriously, a small expression on her face.

"?"

The moment she heard the word "furry" from Griseo, Fumizuki's body stiffened slightly, and she subconsciously looked at herself, expressionless.

After surveying her exposed skin, she reluctantly admitted it was indeed furry...

"Is furry's name Fumizuki?"

Before Fumizuki could react or say anything, Griseo uttered the name that immediately alerted both her and Shirayuki.

"Little sister, can you tell me how you know this name?" Fumizuki didn’t confirm or deny it. Instead, she continued to guide Griseo without showing any signs of alarm, hoping to extract more information.

"Well, Taru... Sister Talulah told me. Is that furry?" Facing Fumizuki's guidance, Griseo answered plainly and calmly.

To be honest, the little Loli didn’t want to waste time with Fumizuki here, as it seemed pointless. If possible, she just wanted to hand over the letter and then continue playing with Pardo or go find Ch'en.

"Talulah actually mentioned me... Yes, I am Fumizuki." Hearing the familiar name, Fumizuki's eyes flickered slightly before she lowered her gaze and admitted it.

"That's right... Here." As she spoke, Griseo pulled out a letter from the small bag Pardo had just bought for her and handed it to Fumizuki.

"Before I left, Tarua told me that after I met Sister Hui-chieh, a furry girl named Fumizuki might come to me. She asked me to give this to her when I saw her."

"This..."

Hearing this, Fumizuki was left momentarily speechless. While accepting the letter, a trace of imperceptible guilt flashed across her eyes.

"Then, does Talulah have anything else to say to you?"

After receiving the letter, Fumizuki didn’t plan to open it right away. Instead, she chose to solemnly put away the envelope and her swirling emotions for the moment, smiling once more.

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Chapter 91 (356): On Strength

"Did Talulah say anything else to you?"

"Yes, she did... Tarurua told me that if a hairy man named Wei Yenwu came to see me, I should tell him that I wanted to see you and then not communicate with him too much. I would just wait for you to arrive and give you the letter..."

After hearing this, Griseo thought for a moment and spoke the truth.

"After that, there was nothing else regarding you, Furry."

"…"

If Fumizuki could still laugh before, then after Griseo said this, her expression instantly turned ugly, and the emotions she had forced herself to suppress surged again.

Combined with the preface, the little one's words seemed to suggest some "differential treatment," which might appear to be just a small joke between close people in the eyes of others.

But Fumizuki who knew the past understood very well that it was not like that. This was real differential treatment in attitude, and the child might be blaming Wei Yenwu.

No, it’s not possible. For a child who has experienced that kind of thing, it is normal to hate, detest, and even resent...

Thinking this, Fumizuki lost the mood and patience to continue testing. To be honest, if she hadn’t had such good self-control, she might have been unable to resist and opened the letter in her hand right then and there.

Then, Fumizuki lowered her eyes and quickly sorted out her emotions. When she looked at Griseo again, her expression had returned to its previous gentleness, and she said:

"... Let’s not talk about this. Griseo, now that you’re in Longmen, what are your plans? If you need a tour guide, I can help provide one."

"There are no specific arrangements, and I don't need a tour guide... But there are some things I must do."

Faced with Fumizuki's inquiry, Griseo gently blinked her beautiful eyes and did not hide anything. She answered truthfully, "I promised to draw for Sister Hui-chieh and the others, and then buy some gifts for everyone there."

"Oh, by the way, I also made an appointment with Sister Hoshiguma to go out and play together during the vacation."

"Is that so? That’s a pity. If you need anything later, you can contact Auntie. If you’re free, you can also come to my house to play." Fumizuki smiled gently at Griseo again.

"…"

As soon as Fumizuki said this, Shirayuki, who was standing next to her, couldn’t bear to look directly at her and quietly averted her gaze, remaining alert to the situation around her.

Seriously, her master is trying to kidnap the little girl, right? Right!

"Well, I see... When we buy a gift for Talulah, does Furry want to come along? I can help bring the things." Hearing this, Griseo nodded gently and then asked seriously.

The little Loli had already said this; she wanted to see what Talulah's aunt or the people in front of her would say...

After coming here so hard, Griseo felt that she would lose if she didn’t get something for Talulah. As for whether Talulah would accept the gifts after receiving them, that was a matter for the future; at most, she would return them.

Now, the little Loli was concerned about the attitude of the people in front of her towards this matter—her sister could refuse, but they absolutely could not refuse to give; this was a matter of principle.

"Gift... Of course, no, you must contact me when the time comes." After hearing what Griseo said, Fumizuki was slightly startled.

Then, she seemed to think of something and changed her tone, saying seriously, "Hmm... the contact information"

As she spoke, Griseo took out a newly bought mobile phone from her small bag and handed it over.

Fumizuki looked at the phone and said nothing. She simply took it, opened it, and saved her personal contact information.

"Okay, this is my common contact information. Unless there are special circumstances, you can usually reach me through this."

"Hmm..."

...

Just as Griseo and Fumizuki were communicating harmoniously, at an intersection on one side of the street—

"Something bad has happened, Miss Felis!"

Rope, who had run all the way from Griseo, looked at Pardo, who had just finished queuing and was holding a drink, and couldn't help but shout at her.

"Oh, the sky hasn't fallen down, Rope. Don’t worry, take it slow." Looking at Rope, who rushed to her breathlessly, Pardo extended her free hand and gently patted her back, comforting her.

After all, it wasn’t like she didn’t know what happened over there. If she did know, it would be really unfair to make her friends so anxious.

"I... you two... Griseo..."

"Shh~"

Pardo smiled and stopped Rope, who was panting and anxious to say something, and said, "No need to explain. We know what happened over there. Here, have a drink and rest first!"

"Ah? Oh...?"

Rope was suddenly interrupted and handed a drink. She was stunned at first, then looked at Pardo in confusion and waited for her explanation.

"Wow, Rope, what’s that expression on your face? Although my strength isn’t very strong, I can still detect Fumizuki’s obvious presence approaching, right?" Facing her younger sister's inquiring eyes, Pardo gently swayed her tail behind her and explained helplessly.

After listening to Pardo’s explanation, Rope couldn’t help but twitch her mouth and then said "unhappily," "For ordinary people, it’s normal not to notice it... Although I noticed it before, I still want to say it again now!"

"Miss Felis's definition of average and weak strength is simply outrageous, okay!?"

"Really? My strength is indeed not strong..." In response to Rope’s complaints, Pardo touched her nose a little embarrassedly.

In defining her own strength, Cat not only compares it with other "hers" but also considers the actual situation.

For example, if she were asked to assassinate a few people now, that would be fine. However, large-scale massacres would take some time; after all, she doesn’t have any large-scale lethal attacks...

"Yeah, not strong at all." Hearing this, Rope gritted her teeth and emphasized several key words.

Regarding her "cheap boss's" comments about her own strength, she really didn’t believe a word!

"Oh, don’t say that! If Rope wants to become stronger, I can ask some people I know to teach you later!" Pardo touched her chin, as if remembering something, and whispered again.

"But maybe there will be a more convenient way in the future..."

"What?" Rope, who hadn’t heard Pardo's last sentence clearly, spoke subconsciously.

"It’s okay. It’s almost time; let’s go find Griseo!"

"Okay."

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Chapter 92 (357): Pretending to Be Stupid and Tempting

Just as Fumizuki and Griseo were chatting, Shirayuki, who was not far away, seemed to notice something and whispered, "My Lord, we found Pardofelis and the others. They are approaching this way."

"…"

Hearing this, Fumizuki nodded slightly to indicate she understood. Then she continued to look at Griseo with a smile and said, "Oh, it seems the person who picked you up is here."

"꒪꒫꒪) Um... Is Sister Pardofelis here?" Griseo subconsciously looked around but, due to her height, couldn’t see the two familiar figures in the crowd.

"If they are not the same name, I think so."

"Speaking of which, little Griseo, when and how did you meet Miss Pardofelis?" After hearing Griseo's words, Fumizuki narrowed her eyes slightly and asked softly, her tone gentle and smiling.

"Well, it’s because of Can... We met by chance in the afternoon and got to know each other." As she spoke, Griseo gestured with her hand to Can's chubby appearance.

"So that’s the case. But since Miss Pardofelis is someone you just met, it means you went out alone in the afternoon. Wouldn’t you be in any danger?"

"A child as cute as little Griseo, even I want to take her home to raise." While speaking, Fumizuki couldn’t help but show a trace of worry on her face, making her appear like a gentle elder concerned for the child's safety.

"Don't worry... I have a companion who is always protecting me. If I encounter a bad guy, Mr. Knight will come out to beat him away..." Looking at the worried person in front of her, Griseo's beautiful violet eyes flashed with an unknown glimmer, and then she explained slowly.

The little Loli could see that Fumizuki's concern and worry for her were genuine, and the temptation in her words was real.

But she understood it; after all, in the eyes of these people, her identity should still be a mystery.

"Partner? Mr. Knight..." Fumizuki was momentarily stunned, then a dark light flashed in her eyes.

Was there someone in the shadows that they hadn’t investigated? Who? Would it pose a threat to Lungmen?

Just as Fumizuki was lost in thought, Pardo approached her quietly with Rope.

"Long time no see, Madam Fumizuki! How come you have time to come here to play today and chat with Sister Griseo?"

"Hehe~ I just took a break from my busy schedule, and then I happened to meet such a cute child like Griseo, so I came over to chat for a few minutes." Looking at Pardo, who greeted her casually, Fumizuki smiled softly and explained in a calm tone.

"But compared to me, Miss Pardofelis must be busy today. With this notice, shouldn't you prepare in advance?"

"Hey! You actually knew about this so quickly!?" As soon as Fumizuki said this, Pardo became alert and exclaimed in surprise.

The surprise that Cat showed at this moment was not entirely acted; she realized that Fumizuki seemed to be interested in her plan to steal... 'purchase goods' from Swire's house...

Wait! Aren’t you supposed to keep this under wraps for me?! Why does it seem like you’re going to expose me tonight?!

"Heh~ It seems that Miss Padofiris is already prepared for what I know." Fumizuki paused for a moment and then changed the subject. "But you’re being so blatant this time. Aren’t you afraid I’ll be angry?"

"Well... of course I am afraid. After all, I don’t want to be wanted at all." Hearing this, Pardo was a bit embarrassed at first, touching her nose. Then she thought of something and said, "But I really want that cargo!"

"But don't worry, I will pay. And after this incident, I won’t... I won’t make any big moves in the short term, I promise!"

"Well? I want it very much, so if that's the case, why don't you go find Swire? Or is it the same as before, due to reputation?"

After hearing Pardo's words, Fumizuki was not angry but asked with curiosity flashing in her eyes.

Usually, when facing others who wanted to know something, Fumizuki still needed to beat around the bush and ask questions.

But she found it unnecessary with Pardo because she knew that the cat with dirty paws was pure and carefree.

Pardo might not understand indirectness, so it was better to ask directly. She would tell her directly if she could.

"It's not like that this time... After all, we are related to you. As for why we didn’t go to Swire to buy it, let’s not talk about whether we can buy it. Even if we can buy it, the meaning is different!"

Having said that, Pardo raised her arms and stretched her body before adding, "One was bought by me, and the other was also 'bought' by me! They are different!"

As for why Pardo has been so obsessed with the piano in Grand Plaza, in addition to the fact that it would be smashed in the original plot, and now it is safe because of "herself," she feels a little sorry and wants to retrieve it.

It’s also because the cat intends to give this piano as a gift to Eden, who is still in Lungmen but has intentions to leave.

After all, you can’t just keep accepting people's gems without giving back...

"... Heh~" After hearing what Pardo said, Fumizuki was momentarily stunned, then laughed and said, "So that's why. It’s because of my persistence."

"But, Miss Pardo, are you prepared to pay something for this persistence?" After saying this, although Fumizuki was still smiling, her aura changed drastically in an instant.

Like a sword suddenly unsheathed, her sharp aura pointed directly at the person in front of her.

"Wow, wow, wow! Madam Fumizuki, don’t do that suddenly; it’s not good to scare others!"

Feeling Fumizuki's sudden change in aura, Pardo exclaimed exaggeratedly while protecting Rope and Griseo, who had been watching the show from the beginning.

"..."

Looking at Pardo, who had such a big reaction but did not show any real fear, Fumizuki’s eyes flashed with a hint of contemplation and helplessness, and then she withdrew her aura.

"I apologize for not being able to control my presence." After retracting her intensity, Fumizuki spoke calmly. While speaking, she gestured to Shirayuki, who was not far away.

After she approached, she took a small box from her hand and handed it to Pardo, saying:

"These things are compensation for my offense just now. I believe you will like them, Miss Pardofelis."

"Hmm?"

"!"

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hapter 93 (358): "Multiplayer" Operations**

"!"

"Wow, I really like this gift. Thank you, Madam Fumizuki!"

Pardo took the small box from Fumizuki and opened it slightly. After seeing the contents clearly, her eyes lit up, and she instantly became excited.

"Hehe~ Miss Pardofelis, as long as you like it."

Seeing the surprised expression on Pardo's face, Fumizuki's eyes flashed with helplessness as she said, "Look, it’s getting late now. Our break time should be over. Shirayuki and I will take our leave first. I wish you and this little friend a fun time~"

"Hey, Madam Fumizuki is leaving so soon?"

Hearing this, Pardo put away the excited smile on her face and looked up at the smiling Fumizuki in surprise.

Since she had just arrived, Maomao thought Fumizuki would continue chatting with her and testing her.

Who knew she would leave so soon? It felt a bit too soon...

"After all, this trip is a break from the busy schedule." Fumizuki looked at Griseo and said, "Auntie, I'll be leaving first. Little Griseo, please be careful outside."

"Well, I got it... Goodbye, furry."

Griseo, whose name was suddenly called, was momentarily stunned, then nodded obediently. It wasn’t just Pardo who was surprised by the departure of the person in front of her; she felt similarly.

"Well, goodbye, little Griseo."

"By the way, don’t forget what I said before, Miss Pardofelis." Fumizuki finally showed a mysterious smile to Pardo, and then she didn’t linger. She turned around and left with Shirayuki, gradually disappearing into the crowd on the street.

Although Fumizuki didn’t understand many details, just as Pardo thought, she was not in a hurry. Instead of asking inefficient questions, it would be better to go back and read the letter she had just received and then make plans.

After all, according to the information she gathered, Griseo would stay here for a while, so there was still plenty of time.

As for Chen Hui-chieh's contact with Griseo, Fumizuki did not intend to stop it until she identified any issues. Anyway, she was keeping an eye on it, and it would not be too late to take action if a problem arose...

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"Ah, that big shot just left like that... Not only didn't intend to arrest us, but she even prepared a gift for you, Miss Felis! So, what was in that box just now? And what kind of shady deal did you reach?!"

After noticing Fumizuki’s absence, Rope, who had been silent all this time, leaned close to Pardo's ear and whispered.

"?"

"What do you mean by a shady deal? The deal between us is obviously fair and square, and it couldn’t be more serious!" After hearing Rope's words, Pardo replied in a low voice with a hint of irritation.

"As for what's in the small box, it's shiny gold coins."

"Okay, whatever Miss Felis says it is. But it's actually gold coins? It seems those big shots know your preferences well..." Hearing this, Rope touched her nose a bit embarrassedly and muttered softly.

"Oh, I'm telling the truth. But some things are still too early for you. When this is all over, I’ll tell you the whole story." Looking at Rope's expression, Pardo spread her hands helplessly and said.

"I deliberately exposed my preferences. After all, for these 'big shots,' people with weaknesses are easier to control."

"I see, but... what if Miss Felis didn’t do it?" After hearing Pardo's words, Rope nodded in understanding and then asked with a curious expression.

"Failure?"

Facing the curious eyes of her younger sister, Pardo thought of something. She slowly raised the corners of her mouth and lowered her voice, adopting an "angry" tone: "Then we would have to consider abandoning you, Rope, and running away alone~"

"Hey! How can Miss Felis be like this!? Could it be that our feelings after so many days are all fake!" Looking at Pardo's expression, Rope, who knew she was joking, played along with her surprise and complained with a pitiful expression.

"Puchi, don’t worry! I won’t abandon Rope; even if I have to run away, I’ll take you with me."

"Hehe~ Then I have to thank Miss Felis~ I’m glad you didn’t forget to take your poor, weak, but edible younger sister with you at the critical moment."

"Hehe~ Okay, let’s not stand here. Let’s find a place to rest." With a couple of snorts, Pardo handed a drink in her hand to Griseo beside her and said with a smile.

"꒪꒫꒪) Hmm..."

"Okay."

...

On the way to find a place to rest, Pardo suddenly thought of something. A sly look flashed in her eyes, and then she communicated with Griseo beside her in her mind.

"By the way, is Sister Griseo interested in my action tonight? If you are interested, you can join me! Of course, it would be in a different image!"

"Hmm..."

Faced with Pardo's sudden inquiry, Griseo was stunned for a moment before replying in her mind, "Sister Pardo, are you referring to my appearance when I grow up?"

"Yes! I haven't seen Sister Griseo's grown-up appearance! So are you interested in going on a stocking trip with me in that form?!"

While speaking in her mind, Pardo looked at Griseo, who was holding a drink beside her, with excitement, waiting for her answer.

What a joke! Since Fumizuki wanted to make it more difficult for her, she would naturally seek help from outside. After all, she didn’t insist on going it alone when it came to purchasing goods.

"Well... okay. I also want to act in that state once..." After thinking about her evening arrangements for a while, Griseo nodded and agreed.

"Great!"

Just as Pardo was happily celebrating Griseo's agreement, an angry voice suddenly interrupted their conversation.

"Hey! Pardo, you didn’t call your boss when there was something fun!"

Hearing this, Pardo choked and, after realizing who it was, explained with a laugh, "Uh... Haha, I just don’t want to bother you trivial matters boss."

"Since you’re also interested, Boss, then let’s all go together. If you’re here, tonight’s action will definitely be super perfect!"

"Of course! Don’t you see who I am!"

Originally upset because the two of them went out to play without her, Senti became happy again after Pardo's words. She was like a cat with its fur smoothed.

"Well, what is Sister Pardo's plan for tonight?"

"Well, we haven’t thought of a multi-person version plan yet for this; we can discuss it now!"

...

While the "three people" were secretly discussing their plans for the evening, Fumizuki had successfully boarded the car to go home.

In the car, she did not suppress her complex and surging emotions and slowly took out the [family letter] from her niece.

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Chapter 94 (359): Cat Cat Sticker**

“Ding Dong——”

A crisp mobile phone message alert sounded in the quiet office, breaking the silence and causing the person writing a report to pause, put down the pen in her hand, and pick up her phone. Ch'en clicked on the message and saw the content was as expected: a location sent by Pardo. After quickly replying, "I'll be there soon," she stood up and prepared to leave the office.

Her actions caught the attention of two colleagues who were also in the office.

“Did that thief send you a message? Be careful on the road,” Xingxiong, who knew what his friend was about to do, looked up at her and reminded her.

Compared to Xingxiong's calm exhortation, Swire's tone was less kind. She said in a harsh voice, “That damn guy is very slow this time. I don’t know if he’s preparing something. Old Ch'en, remember to pay attention and don’t let that guy hurt little Griseo.”

"I know; I will try to come back as soon as possible." Hearing this, Ch'en, who had already walked to the door of the office, nodded gently and then went out without looking back.

To be honest, not only did Swire feel that Pardofelis was slow in finding someone this time, but Ch'en also felt it was taking too long. It was already past 3 o'clock in the afternoon, and she had no idea how many reports she had written while waiting for this news from the [Dragon Gate Thief].

However, Ch'en who had been waiting anxiously didn’t know that before Pardo sent her a message, she had been happily shopping and playing with her "target" the entire time. Pardo had even secretly planned to bring her to a thrilling purchase game that night...

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On the other side, in a cafe near the LGD premises——

"Okay, we’ve sent the message to Ch'en! She will be here soon, and Griseo just needs to wait patiently." Seeing Ch'en's quick reply, Pardo smiled, took back her phone, and said to Griseo.

"As for Rope and me, we’ll leave here first. It would be troublesome if we bump into each other!"

"꒪꒫꒪) Um... then Sister Pardo, Sister Rope, goodbye..."

After hearing Pardo’s words, Griseo nodded obediently and waved to the two of them.

"Well, goodbye." Hearing this, Rope's eyes flashed with a hint of reluctance as he waved to the little loli.

Although Miss Purple Rabbit felt a little awkward being alone with Griseo, she still had a good impression of her after they had played together.

After all, who doesn’t like cute, innocent, and well-behaved children?

"Meow~"

Realizing that Pardo and the others were about to leave, Can, who had been sitting obediently on the table, gently shook its tail and planned to follow as usual.

However, before it could stand on the edge of the table and jump, Pardo quickly pressed its furry head down and said, "Can, don’t follow me for now. You stay here with Sister Griseo."

"Wait for Ch'en to come later, and then you can leave."

"Meow!"

After hearing Pardo's words, Can, whose head was suddenly pressed down, stomped its little paws in dissatisfaction.

But because it liked Griseo more, he didn’t resist too much, even rarely bargaining with someone for the fish.

"Then we’re leaving. Sister Griseo and Can, have fun! Goodbye." After saying that, Padu smiled at the girl and the cat, then left with Rope beside her.

"Meow~"

After watching Pardo and the others leave, Can called softly, walked to Griseo, and rubbed its furry little head against her face.

"Woo..."

Griseo took the opportunity to gently hug Can, squinting her eyes and burying her little face in its fur. The interaction between the girl and the cat became particularly cute and warm.

...

However, sometimes warm and lovely scenes don’t appear so warm to some people, such as Ch'en, who rushed to the coffee shop as fast as she could.

"Why is this cat still here with you, Griseo? Didn’t anyone come to take it away? And why are you alone again?" Looking at the girl and the cat sticking together, Ch'en's eyes flashed with surprise. Then she tried to soften her tone and asked,

"Can was specially left by Sister Pardo to accompany me. She was afraid that I would be bored..." As she said that, Griseo reached out and gently rubbed Can's little head, then continued,

"Why am I alone? Because Sister Pardo just left."

Fearing that she would continue to be scolded because of her, the little loli chose to avoid the main point and distract Ch'en when answering her question.

"Griseo, do you know Pardofelis? Wait... Sister? That guy isn’t one of your sisters, is she?!" Hearing this, Ch'en was initially stunned, then frowned hard because of her own guess, and her expression became indescribable.

If her guess was correct, then Ch'en would seriously consider taking temporary custody of Griseo in Longmen.

After all, she really didn’t feel at ease handing over such a well-behaved child (new sister) to a group of guardians with such a complicated and chaotic background... Let alone handing her over, she even wanted to put one of them directly in jail!

"Well, I met her in the afternoon. I came out this afternoon to help Can find Sister Pardo..." Looking at Ch'en, who seemed to have a "misunderstanding," Griseo nodded her little head and hurriedly explained.

"Well... Sister Pardo is a very good person. She took me to play and bought a lot of things for me before." As she said this, the little loli pointed to the large and small bags piled on the table.

"Tsk..."

After hearing Griseo's explanation, Ch'en's expression softened considerably. However, she couldn’t help but turn cold again and clicked her tongue in annoyance.

It was truly abominable that she knew about the news but didn’t contact her. Instead, she took her own sister out to play and bribed her under Ch'en’s nose...

"Huh... Griseo, don’t go out with such a stranger casually. If you want to go out to play, I can take you with me." After exhaling a breath of frustration and restraining her emotions, Ch'en leaned over and rubbed Griseo's little head, speaking softly.

"꒪꒫꒪) Yeah... got it."

"Then there’s this cat..." After receiving a positive response from Griseo, Ch'en stood up and looked at Can standing on the table.

"Meow!"

However, before Ch'en could make any move, Can lowered its fat body, exerted force, and darted out in an instant.

Ch'en, whose reaction was too slow to stop it, could only watch as he rushed out of the cafe and disappeared.

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Chapter 95 (360): The Beginning of the Confrontation

"Ah..."

Ch'en first glanced at the spot where Can had disappeared, then looked at the "stunned" Griseo beside her, sighed, and gave up the idea of chasing after the fat cat.

If her guess was correct, Pardofelis should still be nearby, but considering that girl's skills and the safety of the people around her, it was better to forget it...

Of course, she only gave up temporarily, as Ch'en would also participate in Swire's operation that night. It wasn’t just because of her relationship with Swire or her desire to catch the guy known as the [Lungmen Thief], but also because she had discovered that her elders had intervened in this matter...

Griseo looked at Ch'en, who was visibly troubled, and finally chose to stay by her side. A smile flashed in her beautiful violet eyes as she tugged at the corner of Ch'en's clothes and asked, "Well... why did Sister Hui-chieh come to me at this time?"

"Well, did Griseo forget that we haven’t added each other as friends yet? Not just me, but also Lin Yühsia wants your contact information." Hearing this, Ch'en's eyes flashed with helplessness as she reached out to rub Griseo's little head.

"꒪꒫꒪) Right... I almost forgot about it." After Ch'en mentioned it, Griseo quickly remembered and took out her newly bought mobile phone from her small bag to hand it over.

Unlike Ch'en, who truly had no contact information about Griseo, the little loli had various ways to contact and find her, so she had accidentally overlooked this detail.

"Is that the only reason? I heard from Sister Pardo that you were anxious to find me..."

"..."

Hearing this, Ch'en's expression darkened for a moment, and she couldn’t help but silently curse Pardo in her heart.

Lungmen swear!

Knowing that she was anxious to find someone, Pardo had kept the news from her for so long. She would make her pay for this!

"Well... I am quite anxious because Griseo was taken away too hastily this morning, and I am worried. I fear that your guardian may not be able to take good care of you." After suppressing her anger and organizing her thoughts, Ch'en spoke.

To be honest, if it weren’t for wanting to spare Griseo's feelings or create any estrangement, Ch'en’s words would not have been so gentle at this moment...

Her guardian appeared very unreliable, and the thief had taken advantage of the situation to get involved. What was going on?!

"Wow... Sister Senti isn't very good at taking care of people, but Sister Hui-chieh doesn’t have to worry because Sister Hua is here." At this point, Griseo paused for a moment, then a serious look appeared on her face as she continued, "Also, did Sister Hui-chieh misunderstand something?"

The little loli was not speaking nonsense. She was sure that Ch'en had misunderstood Senti or had a prejudice against her. Even without the help of the "Miss Big shot Sentience" in Lungmen, there was nothing in the city that could hurt Griseo.

If anyone with bad intentions approached her, Mr. Knight would intervene and deal with that person before she even had a chance to react.

"Is your Sister Hua reliable? And what did I misunderstand?" After listening to Griseo’s words, Ch'en touched her chin and asked with a perplexed expression.

"Well! Sister Hua is very reliable. As for the misunderstanding, it’s obviously about me and Sister Senti."

"Well... didn’t Talulah tell Sister Hui-chieh in her letter that I am very capable? I don’t need company and protection all the time. In fact, I like to be alone..."

Looking at Ch'en, who had become thoughtful after hearing her words, Griseo blinked her beautiful eyes gently and planned to continue explaining in more detail.

Since they were already on the topic, she intended to take some time to break down Ch'en's strange prejudices and filters so that they wouldn’t create more trouble later.

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On the other side, in Wei Yenwu’s office.

"So... what did Talulah write in the letter she sent you, Fumizuki?" Looking at Fumizuki, who had a complicated expression and had hesitated to speak since arriving in his office, Wei Yenwu finally couldn’t help but ask.

"...Nothing much. Talulah said she is doing well now, has new companions, and has found her own path. She asked us to help take care of the child who came to Lungmen this time." After hearing this, Fumizuki fell silent for a moment, lowering her eyes to hide the complexity within, and spoke softly.

"Is she doing well..." After hearing what his wife said, Wei Yenwu couldn’t help but clench his fists under the table, a trace of guilt flashing in his eyes as he murmured.

It had been a long time since he received news of the Deathless Black Snake's death. He knew that Talulah was responsible for it, and he also knew that she had gone missing afterward...

If possible, Wei Yenwu would also like to look for his niece like any ordinary uncle, to confirm her safety and protect her, but he couldn’t. There were things that "ordinary people" could do, but Wei Yenwu, sitting in this position, could not.

Even if he wanted to, he couldn’t reach out...

"Ah..." The emotions surging in his mind made Wei Yenwu sigh. Then he remembered something and turned to ask, "Fumizuki, are you sure that the person who wrote the letter is Talulah herself?"

"Yes, the letter contained things that only she would know." After hearing Wei Yenwu's words, Fumizuki understood his concern and nodded gently.

"It's good to have that confirmed. Then take care of that child in the coming period to alleviate her worries."

"Don't worry; just leave this matter to me. As for you,, you should focus on what gift to give to Talulah." At this point, Fumizuki paused for a moment before continuing, "Also, what about Pardofelis' arrangement? Have you figured out her goal for tonight?"

"Ahem... I'm already considering it."

"As for tonight’s matter, I think it’s most likely related to the little girl Swire. Of course, it depends on the specific situation with the little thief's scouting. She deliberately didn’t resist when our people followed her today, did she?"

At this point, Wei Yenwu couldn’t help but squint his eyes and then looked at his wife as he continued, "But even if I guessed wrong, it doesn’t matter. I’ve already mentioned this matter to the little girl's family in advance."

"It's good that you’re aware of these things. I look forward to your confrontation tonight."

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Chapter 96(361): Grand Griseo

On a public bench near a square, two figures, one large and one small, were sitting quietly, watching the people come and go, enjoying the bustle of the place.

"I had a lot of fun playing with you this afternoon, Sister Hui-chieh... I won't bother you tonight; I'll go back alone. I'll remember the way back this time..."

Looking at the gradually darkening sky, Griseo whispered to Ch'en besides her while holding a string of candied haws and stretched out a hand to Ch'en's sleeve.

"Um... ah, sorry, I was a little distracted just now. Is it really okay for you to go back alone?" After her sleeve was pulled, Ch'en came back to her senses from staring at the bustling city in front of her.

Compared to Ch'en's previous attitude of being quite worried about Griseo's actions alone, after listening to her explanation, meeting Mr. Knight, and combining it with the content of her sister's letter, she felt much more relieved.

It can't be said that she was no longer worried, but the target of her worry had changed from her new sister to the bad guys.

After all, she didn't want to receive a call one day saying that someone had found a "meat paste" of someone who had been smashed to death by Mr. Knight somewhere.

That would really challenge her physical limits.

There was a basis for Ch'en to think so. Not only did she meet Mr. Knight of Griseo this afternoon, but she also had a sparring match, and the final result was a miserable defeat. Based on the sparring match this afternoon, she had no doubt about the power of the blue knight's heavy sword.

"Well, it's okay. My friends are protecting me... I will also avoid people with bad intentions." Hearing this, Griseo thought for a while and then said seriously.

"Okay, I believe you, Griseo, but you have to send me a message after you get to the hotel." Looking at the serious little girl beside her, Ch'en compromised.

Although she was still a little worried, since Griseo had said so, she couldn't say anything else. After all, when children grow up, they have to learn to let them go (not)...

"Well, I see... Then Sister Hui-chieh should go back earlier. Um... goodbye!" As she said that, Griseo stood up and waved gently to Ch'en.

"Well, goodbye, Griseo. Be careful on the road. Remember to try to avoid taking small roads and so on. If you accidentally get lost again, remember to send me a message..."

After hearing what Griseo said, Ch'en couldn't help but start nagging again.

To be honest, before meeting Griseo again, she never thought that she would be so long-winded. But there was no way, even if she knew that the little girl in front of her had strong protection, she still couldn't help but worry.

"Yeah, I see..."

After listening to Ch'en's instructions, Griseo blinked her beautiful violet eyes helplessly and turned around, leaving under her gaze.

"..."

After watching Griseo disappear from her sight, Ch'en no longer stayed and turned to leave the square. She still had a lot of things to do today, so she couldn't waste time here.

Not to mention the unfinished work left because of playing with Griseo today, even if she had to help Swire catch someone tonight, she would still have a lot of backlogs...

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A certain hotel—

"Click..."

Griseo, who had spent some time returning to the hotel, had just sent a message to Ch'en and was standing at the door when she didn't have time to knock, as the door was opened from the inside.

"I'm back..."

Looking at Senti, who opened the door in advance, Griseo smiled and waved at her gently.

"Welcome back! Okay, don't stand at the door; everyone is waiting for you!"

After hearing what Griseo said, Senti gave a bright smile in return, then pulled her in and closed the door with her backhand.

"It seems that Sister Griseo had a lot of fun this afternoon. Come on, come on, try on the clothes we bought for you!" Pardo shook the clothes in her hand and spoke, looking at Griseo, who was pulled in by Senti.

"Well, doesn't Sister Pardo need to accompany Sister Rope now?" Looking at the person who shouldn't be here at this time, although Griseo didn't feel any surprise—after all, they were in tune with each other—she still asked curiously.

"It's okay; I've already talked to Rope about this. As for why I'm not in a hurry to leave, it's of course because I want to see how Sister Griseo grows up!"

"If we really wait until the evening to see each other, what's so good about it in the dark?" Pardo spread her hands helplessly at the end.

"꒪꒫꒪)... Okay then."

Hearing this, Griseo was stunned for a moment and then met the expectant eyes of Pardo and Senti. With a hint of helplessness in her eyes, she decided to obey their wishes.

With a thought in mind, a faint blue light enveloped the little Lolita, and then the light dissipated, revealing a beautiful blue-haired girl who looked quiet and smiling in front of several people.

Although it was the same color and similar hairstyle, the feeling that Griseo gave to Pardo and the others at this moment was completely different. However, although the temperament had changed, people with discerning eyes could still see the similarities between the two.

"Oh! Great! Griseo is really beautiful when she grows up. Come and try on the clothes! I bought a lot for you. Not only me, but also the elder sister and the others picked some for you this afternoon." Looking at the beautiful girl in front of her, Pardo said excitedly with shining eyes.

"Hey, you bought so many?" Hearing this, a look of surprise appeared on Griseo's face, and then she walked towards Pardo, unable to help but sigh: "The field of vision has become much higher; um... my memory has also increased."

"Haha, it's normal that the field of vision has become higher; after all, Griseo has grown up." Senti, who was following Griseo, smiled and gestured after hearing her words.

"Hey~ Since we invited Sister Griseo to be our assistant tonight, then the treatment is naturally indispensable! Buy a few more clothes for daily wear!" Pardo waved her hand indifferently.

Although several people suddenly bought clothes for Griseo this afternoon mainly because it was convenient for tonight's action and they wanted to cover up her outstanding appearance, none of the three regretted it.

After all, is there a problem with buying clothes for a "new sister"?

No! You know, after learning that Big Griseo was unlocked, Eden had already started to design new clothes for her.

Of course, the other people also had a share. Recently, Eden had been exposed to the new culture of Terra and was full of inspiration.

"Well, I'll try them all. Thank you, everyone."

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Chapter 97(362): The Eve of the Operation

"I didn't expect you to buy a mask, Sister Pardo. Let's wear this one tonight."

At that moment, Griseo smiled as she picked up the golden-red wolf mask beside her. She was wearing a light brown plaid slim dress with white edges and a dark red cloak.

"Oh, it's up to Sister Griseo to decide on such trivial matters. After all, these clothes look good on you." After hearing Griseo's words, Pardo smiled and gave her a thumbs up.

"Oh, by the way, I also bought clothes for you, Boss Sentience. Do you want to try them on?" As if she suddenly thought of something, Cat hammered her hand and quickly took out a set of unopened clothes from the system space.

"Huh? No! Don't think I don't know what clothes Pardo bought. I don't want to wear fancy clothes!" Looking at the clothes Pardo took out, Senti said with a look of disgust on her face.

Because of their connection of consciousness, Senti naturally knew that her younger sister Pardofelis also bought her clothes, and she even knew what he had bought.

But since Cat had not taken them out and did not take the initiative to mention it, she just pretended not to know about it.

Now that Pardo took the initiative to mention it, Senti would naturally choose to refuse it fiercely!

The Great Miss Herrscher of Sentience doesn't want to wear that kind of fancy and inconvenient skirt...

"Hey, Boss Sentience, are you really not going to try it? This dress has a hood like Sister Griseo's, which is convenient for hiding your identity at night..."

Pardo, who was still trying to persuade, became smaller and smaller in Senti's increasingly "fierce" eyes... and finally completely quieted down, revealing a cowardly and pitiful expression.

After watching the people in front of her quiet down, Senti's eyes calmed down, and then she put her hands on her hips as she confidently spoke,

"I told you I don't want it! And when did thiz great Miss Herrscher of Sentience need to use this method to cover up! Whoever sees my face will be killed directly!"

"Senti..."

After Senti said this, before Pardo or Griseo could react, Hua, who was sitting not far away, frowned first, and then spoke helplessly.

"...Old timer, don't talk!" The moment Senti heard her name from Hua's mouth, her scalp numbed; she felt something was wrong and quickly interrupted.

After successfully interrupting Hua's next "casting," Senti crossed her arms and turned her head to look at her, muttering softly: "Really, I won't really mess around!"

"Senti, be careful. Don't make too much noise." Hua, who was interrupted, no longer wanted to continue preaching, but just shook her head helplessly and gave instructions.

"I know, I know, don't worry, old timer." Senti waved her hand gently at Hua, turned back to look at Pardo, and said: "Anyway, I will never wear the dress in your hand! But as for the mask... I can wear it. Pardo, you should have prepared it, right?"

"Oh... Oh! Of course, this mask is custom-made like Sister Griseo's. I think it is quite suitable for you, Boss Sentience." Pardo, who had been lying on the table watching the show, came back to her senses instantly after being called and then quickly took out a black-and-white black kite mask from the space and handed it over.

"Ah... It's okay." After taking the mask, Senti observed it and gave a fair evaluation. Then, as if she thought of something, she turned her face slightly and added.

"Ahem... Of course, I think it's unnecessary."

"Hey, as long as Boss Sentience likes it." After hearing Senti's words, Pardo chuckled and scratched her head, then quietly put the skirt back. It seemed that this dress would not be used this time.

In this case, Cat would not continue to put stuff in front of her.

After all, what if Senti got angry by accident and didn't help her?!

God knows how convenient it is to use the ability of the Herrscher of Sentience to assist in 'purchasing'. If she suddenly stops helping, Pardo will have nowhere to cry.

"Okay, it's almost time. The takeaway will get cold if we wait a little longer. You guys come over to eat." Looking at the fitting meeting in front of him that was coming to an end, Hua reminded them.

"Here we come!"

Hearing this, the other three people in the hotel room put down what they were doing and gathered around with a smile.

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On the other side, at the Lungmen Guard Department——

"Hey, I brought some food Ch'en."

Swire just who came back from outside walked towards Ch'en's desk with a packed dinner and spoke again on a teasing tone:

"You haven't finished your work yet? You just went out for a while, but your work is a funeral field~"

"Don't talk nonsense; it's almost done." Facing Swire's teasing, Ch'en said without raising his head.

"Tsk, oh, by the way, there's something I haven't told you yet. Lin Yühsia is also interested in tonight's matter and plans to get involved." After hearing Ch'en's words, Swire spread her hands first, and then spoke as if she had thought of something.

"If nothing unexpected happens, that girl should have started to act now."

"Reason?"

Although she still didn't raise her head, Swire's words obviously made Ch'en a little interested.

"Do I need to tell you the reason? You don't need to think about it to know that the guy suddenly became interested because of the previous incident at her candy store. I guess she wants to get back some ground or something."

"Okay, Ch'en, come on, try to finish it as soon as possible. I'll go back to prepare first. This time, I can't let Pardofelis get away again." With that, Swire walked to her seat packing up her things swiftly, and turned to walk towards the door.

"I almost forgot that Hoshiguma has some things to deal with. Go find her after you finish here, and then you can go to my place together."

"Got it."

"Okay, see you later!"

...

After leaving the office, Swire couldn't help but speed up her pace and even had a hint of excitement and determination on her face.

Although Miss Feline's feelings towards Pardo are still complicated so far, she is still very grateful for her to saving her and her friends before.

But... no matter how good she had done, they can't stand not doing after being offended all the time!

It's okay if it's just the small items before, but this time they even sent a notice letter. In the case of alarming the big shots of Lungmen, it can't be called a small fight.

This large movement is not something Swire can stop, so since she can't stop it, she might as well join in.

What's more, she has no reason to stop it; after all, she hasn't calmed down yet.

Miss Feline really doesn't understand why Pardofelis always has a special liking for her stuff.

Could it be because she is very rich and have a lot of stuff?!

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Chapter 98(363): The Action Begins

As time passed, the black night gradually fell, covering the prosperous city that was already lit up.

"Oh, tonight is really a big deal," Pardo sighed soflty. She was hiding in the dark and observing the situation near Grand Plaza, stretched out her hand and pulled the brim of her hat.

She was afraid that coming out to investigate the situation in the afternoon would alert the old fox Wei Yenwu to discover her real target and guard against her. Therefore, Cat waited until after dinner and parted ways with others before sneaking over to check the location.

The final result was similar to what Pardo thought. Although Wei Yanwu did not confirm the specific "treasure" she was going to 'purchase', he definitely notified Beatrix Schwire's family.

What? You ask Cat how she knew?

She is not blind. The number of industrial security personnel under the Schwire family name has obviously increased a lot compared to before.

If it’s not to guard against her, who else could it be?

"Ah~ It's still early; let's go somewhere to laze around." Pardo yawned and thought for a while. After confirming that there was nothing missing, she gently shook her tail and turned to leave.

What the cat was waiting for was the closing of the mall. It was still early for it.

If she continued to stay there, she might be easily noticed. It was better to sneak to other places to have some fun.

She could even expose her whereabouts in a reasonable place to confuse the audience.

...

At the same time, in Swire's villa—

"To be honest, this is the first time I feel that my security is so good." Sitting in her living room and looking at the two friends in front of her, Swire spread her hands and complained.

"After all, the higher-ups had taken action; how can the security be subpar?" Hoshiguma laughed and joked, leaning on the sofa with her hands on her head..

"Ah~ It's useless to have good security. I'm going to have to endure staying up tonight. That girl didn't say when shs would come or what she would steal..."

Ch'en, who had experienced a lot of things today, couldn't help but yawn with her hands covering her mouth.

"That's true, but I'm quite excited just thinking about catching that damned Pardofelis tonight."

Speaking of this, Swire paused for a moment, looked at the two of them, and changed the subject.

"Ch'en and Hoshiguma, if you are tired now, you can go to my guest room to sleep. I'll call you when there is any movement or someone appears."

Hearing this, Hoshiguma waved her hand indifferently: "Oh, I won't go. I don't need it right now. Ch'en, go to sleep for a while."

"Okay, remember to call me if you have anything." After hearing what the two friends said, Ch'en, who was indeed a little tired, did not act pretentiously but nodded in agreement.

"Go ahead, go to the room on the right on the second floor."

"Oh, by the way, although I think it's unlikely, if you hear any noise up there, remember to notify us."

"Yes."

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As the night deepened, the dark sky became darker and darker, and the bustling city seemed to be in a dreamland. The lights that were originally bright all over the city began to gradually go out and sink into silence.

At 11:30 p.m., all the guests in the Plaza Mall had already left, and the venue was completely turned off and closed, falling into darkness and silence.

The only remaining light that might appear was the flashlight in the hands of the patrol personnel who came regularly.

And without the knowledge of all the security personnel, there was actually an "uninvited guest" who had not left the toilet on the second floor of the mall.

"Wow, it's so tiring. I'll take a rest after finishing this order." The uninvited guest, Pardofelis, who was hiding in the toilet, muttered quietly and poked her head out to look in the direction of her target in the distance.

To be honest, if she had a choice, she really didn't want to hide in the mall's toilet. But in the whole mall, only the toilet had no surveillance, and the inspection was not so strict.

'It's almost 12 o'clock. I'm ready. Sister Griseo, are you in place?'

'Well, I'm in place Pardo!'

'Move!'

As Pardo's crisp voice fell, Griseo who was on standby near the Grand Plaza took action.

Under the cold light of the streetlamp, a wolf lady wearing a dark red cloak and a golden outline mask quickly ran towards the huge power supply box not far away.

While running, a silver 'pen' quietly appeared in her hand. With the owner's gentle rotation, the slender pen suddenly enlarged and burst into blue light at one end, turning into a high-tech lightsaber.

As the distance to the target got closer and closer, Griseo's movements suddenly changed. She quickly and elegantly inserted the lightsaber into the lock cylinder to destroy it and then opened the door of the power supply box.

After opening the door, she skillfully searched and operated according to the blueprints she remembered before the action.

"Snap—"

"Snap—"

With the sound of the switch being pulled down, all the lights around gradually faded away, leaving only the silent and dark streets.

'Okay.'

'Sister Griseo, you retreat first.'

At the moment Griseo's voice came, Pardo no longer hesitated and rushed out of the toilet directly, running straight to the black piano that was placed carelessly in the mall.

Well, it can't be said to have been placed carelessly there; after all, there were many surveillance cameras concentrated in that place. But it doesn't matter; the power is cut off. Even if the backup power supply is switched on immediately, the time they spent is enough.

Before the monitoring lights could light up again, Pardo had successfully put the huge piano into the system space.

At the same time, the security personnel sitting in the monitoring room of the mall looked at the black screen in front of them, and they were all confused.

"Why did the power suddenly go out in the middle of the night? There is no maintenance notice?" While the security personnel was muttering in a low voice, the backup power supply of the mall started automatically. He turned on the screen in front of him to check it out.

It would have been better if he hadn't looked. As soon as he looked at it, he found a sneaky figure and quickly picked up the communicator as he shouted: "Someone broke in! On the second floor, you go over and check!"

With the reminder of the security personnel in the monitoring room, the mall instantly became "lively," and the patrolling security personnel ran to the second floor one after another, the light of their flashlights flashing with their movements.

"Oh, so many people..."

However, Pardo was prepared for this scene. Not only did she not rush to run away, but she smiled and waved to the security guards who wanted to arrest her.

Then when all these people rushed to the second floor and were about to surround Cat, she smiled and nimbly jumped behind her. With the help of the advertising curtains hanging in the mall, she easily landed on the first floor.

"Hey, I'll leave first, no need to see you off!"

After saying that, Pardo did not give the others a chance to react and rushed into a surveillance blind spot on the first floor of the mall that had been selected before.

[She rushed into a dead end; hurry up and chase her!]

With the sound coming from the communicator, the security guards woke up as if from a dream and rushed to the first floor again. Some of them were fast and, with their advantages, rushed to the blind spot first.

However, when those people arrived, they found that there was no one in this place...

"This... What the hell is this?!"

"It's impossible; I saw her jump down! And then she rushed over here!"

In an instant, a chill ran up the spines of these security personnel, making the group shiver.

"Turn on the lights quickly and see if anything is missing!"

...

Two streets away from the Plaza—

"Oh! It's a close call; thanks to Sister Griseo!" Pardo who was summoned in time patted her chest and sighing to the people around her.

Listening to the words of the person in front of her, Griseo smiled, speaking as she reached out and took off her mask.

"Sister Pardo, have you confirmed that there isn't any problem here? For example, we got photographed putting away the piano or something? If not, let's go and meet Sister Senti."

"We should not be photographed. I still have this confidence. Let's go. Those big shots should have received the news. Before they rush over, let's go and meet with Boss Sentience."

"Yes."

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Chapter 99(364): The Miss Feline Who Got the News

*Swire's House——*

"What did you say? The Grand Plaza was robbed!?"

"*Lungmen Profanity*,My Piano is gone?!"

Swire who was originally in a good mood and chatting with Hoshiguma suddenly became upset after receiving a phone call.

"Have you confirmed that you have photographed Pardofelis? You all continue to search! I'll rush over now. I don't believe Pardofelis can run with that big piano!" After saying that, Swire hung up the phone and slammed the table.

"It seems that we all guessed the target of the [Lungmen Thief] wrong, but this time she actually stole a piano? It's really a bit surprising." Hoshiguma, who learned what happened from the few words Swire said on the phone, spread her hands and sighed.

To be honest, although Hoshiguma thought that the Lungmen Thief might steal something else, she never thought that she would steal a really a big thing this time.

She had never seen the piano that Swire mentioned, but since it belonged to the rich woman, it must be a fine product and not too small or too light.

Ordinary people would steal these things because they are desperate. Still, it would be difficult to move them.

It can only be said that the Lungmen Thief is really not an ordinary person...

"Forget about the small stuff. Pardofelis dared to steal my piano this time, she is finished! Hoshiguma, let's go!"

At this moment, Swire's tone was a bit gnashing.

"Okay, do you need to call Ch'en?"

Hearing this, Hoshiguma nodded gently, stood up, picked up the shield beside her, and asked.

"No, there are enough people over there. Let her stay here to rest. She has encountered a lot during the day." After hearing Hoshiguma's question, Swire thought for a moment and shook her head.

"Okay, let's go." Hoshiguma no longer hesitated and drove away with the shield.

Swire, who was standing by, simply packed up her things and followed.

As for the safety of leaving Ch'en here, they were not worried. After all, the guards around the house had not evacuated, not to mention that Lin Yühsia was lurking in the dark nearby, waiting for an opportunity to move.

Even if something really happens, the noise would be enough to wake Ch'en up to deal with the situation.

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At this moment, the culprit who made Lungmen's quiet night "lively" was leisurely sitting in front of a fly restaurant with two other people as they ate supper.

"Well, the buns here taste good, but it's a pity that the canned ones are not here." Pardo sighed after slurping a mouthful of the delicious soup in the soup dumpling.

Although the cat can summon Can to her side at any time, it may scare Rope, and her safety will not be guaranteed.

"What's the big deal? You can just bring Can next time." After hearing Pardo's sigh, Senti waved her hand and said indifferently.

"But Boss Sentience and Sister Griseo were not here at that time. Well... otherwise, let's get together again next time and call Hua as well."

"Then I'll introduce you to Rope. When she sees you, Boss Sentience, she will definitely have a funny expression!"

Pardo shook her tail and smiled as she finished speaking. Then she looked at the other two with expectation, waiting for their answers.

"Of course, there is no problem with me and the Old timer. We can come out at any time." Facing Pardo's expectant eyes, Senti agreed without hesitation, along with Hua's share.

After thinking about the recent arrangements, Griseo nodded and agreed, "For me, I can go before I go back to Reunion."

"Great! Let's make an appointment next time." Hearing the answers of the two, Pardo couldn't help but reveal a bright smile. After a long time, she remembered the business.

"Let's see, the time is almost up. Swire should have received the news and taken action. Let's get ready after eating."

"Sister Griseo, go back and rest first, and I and Boss Sentience will pay the bill. Speaking of which, there are quite a lot of people at Swire's house. I'll trouble you next time!"

"Okay, I know." After listening to Pardo's arrangements, Griseo had no objection and agreed softly.

After all, the little... big Griseo is a good child with a good schedule, and there is nothing to ask her for help here.

"Although it is normal for the boss to help her younger sister, those people are not difficult to deal with, right?"

Hearing this, Senti did not agree this time but cast a puzzled look.

Facing Griseo's puzzled look, Pardo showed a pitiful expression and began to explain: "Although it is true, it is very troublesome. I don't have the ability as convenient as you, Boss Sentience. And if we fight with those people, wouldn't our nature change directly from [purchasing goods] to [robbery]?"

"That won't do. I still have principles in purchasing goods!"

"Well, okay, okay, I really can't do anything about you. Who made you Pardo my little brother?"

"Hey~ Thank you, Boss Sentience!"

"Okay, concentrate on eating; the buns will get cold soon."

"Okay."

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On the other side——

The two drove all the way to the Plaza. As soon as the car stopped, Swire got out and rushed into the mall. She grabbed the security captain inside and asked:

"What is the specific situation here now? Has the person been caught?"

"No... No, the person has not been caught yet. As for the current situation..." After recognizing who was in front of him, the security captain did not dare to delay and hurriedly began to explain all the things they had investigated.

"..."

"Huh? What do you mean the piano just disappeared?! How could that large big piano just disappear? Are you sure they didn't hide it nearby?" After listening to the details from the person in front of her, Swire said in disbelief.

"In fact, the piano did disappear during the short period of the power outage. We have searched the mall and the surrounding area, but there is no trace of the piano... Miss Swire can go and check the surveillance in person." Looking at the excited Swire in front of him, the security captain lowered his voice and whispered.

"Let's go, lead the way. I want to see what's going on." Swire also knew that it was useless to embarrass the person in front of her, so she waved her hand and said.

"Yes!"

Just when Swire and Hoshiguma were investigating the piano theft case in the Grand Plaza Square, the villa area where Swire lived also welcomed two "uninvited guests."

"I will reverse all creation!"

"Ahaha, everyone, go to sleep!"

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Chapter 100(365): It's Good to Be Young, Fall Asleep

"I will reverse All Creation!"

"Ahaha, everyone, go to sleep!"

"What..."

"..."

As two abrupt words rang out in the quiet villa area, the guards who had been paying attention to the surrounding movements in the dark suddenly felt their eyes go dark and collapsed.

After all the people monitoring this area fell down, the figures of the two uninvited guests quietly appeared beside them.

"Oh, you are worthy of being Boss Sentience; you solved them all in one go!" Looking at the people who had fallen asleep on the ground, Pardo blinked gently and gave a thumbs up to the person next to her.

"It's just a few people; no big deal."

Hearing this, Senti folded her arms proudly.

"Okay, my mission is complete. Now it's up to you, Pardo. Don't lose face for the great Miss Herrscher of Sentience!"

"Hey, I promise to complete the mission! Then go back first Boss Sentience, after completing the last procedure, I'll go back to find Rope." After hearing what Senti said, Pardo promised with a smile.

"Hmm, I'm leaving. Be careful." Senti nodded, turned around, and left into the darkness.

"Goodbye, Boss!"

After watching the person disappear from her sight, Pardo no longer wasted time and planned to leave here and head toward Swire.

But before she walked far, a familiar figure on the ground made her stop in her tracks.

And that figure was none other than Lin Yühsia, the eldest lady of the Rat King family, whom Pardo had not formally met.

"...It's so good to be young; you can fall asleep right away... What the hell! Why is Lin Yühsia here?" Looking at the person on the ground, who was so familiar that she couldn't be more so, Pardo's expression at her moment was like seeing a ghost.

To be honest, before seeing her, Pardo had never thought that Lin Yühsia would be here, unconscious alongside the others.

This... will the Rat King really not retaliate afterwards?

After all, in Cat's view, knocking out a guard, who is at most a subordinate, is completely different from knocking out the underground family member of the boss of Lungmen!

What the hell, why are you squatting here in the dark in the middle of the night without sleeping?! You are so idle!

"Oh, it's really bad luck for us. I'll move you over there." After a little hesitation, Pardo sighed and made a choice. She leaned down as if carrying goods, picked up the sleeping Lin Yühsia from the ground, and placed her on her shoulder.

"The weight is okay, but the object is quite big. It seems that I have to be more careful when hiding from surveillance." Pardo gently weighed the person on her shoulder, shook her tail, and moved with some difficulty.

As for the other people lying on the scene, Cat could only say that she could do nothing to help. She couldn't carry them, and they were all men!

However, the security of this villa area was actually quite good. The abnormalities here should be discovered soon. If they just lie there for a while, there would be no big problem.

…

It took a lot of effort for Pardo to avoid the surveillance of the villa area and come to the corner outside Swire's yard.

"Huh——"

"There are really a lot of people this time."

Pardo carefully put Lin Yühsia down, then glanced at the people lying on the ground not far from her and muttered.

After saying that, Cat didn't waste any more time. She jumped up, stretched out her hand, and grabbed the wall of Swire's house. Then Cat poked her head out and observed the situation in the yard.

After confirming that there was nothing abnormal, she took out a black suitcase from her space and threw it into the yard with her backhand. Then she followed closely and flipped over lightly, landing quietly and elegantly.

Pardo picked up the suitcase, waved to the surveillance camera as usual, and then walked toward the villa.

The box in her hand contained Lungmen Dollars, which were the money that Cat used to "buy" the piano. When she stuffed the money into the villa, this operation would be over except for the final escape.

However, when Pardo was about to walk to the door of the villa and take out her small tools to unlock it, her face suddenly changed, and she quickly retreated.

"Clang——"

"Boom!"

Just as Pardo retreated, a figure broke through the door of the villa with a red sword light and slashed straight at her.

However, Cat was not unprepared. Facing the attack coming at her at high speed, she instantly took out her exclusive weapon, coordinating with her agile movements and easily blocked the dense slashes from the opposite side with her double blades.

Of course, while her action was not slowed down, Pardo's mouth was not idle either. She shouted in horror: "Wow! We are just here to pay up; there is no need to kill people... No, kill me? Anyway, don't kill me!"

"... Pardofelis?!"

Pardo's shouting successfully silenced the other side. After a moment, she said in a speechless and surprised tone.

To be honest, the current development was completely unexpected for Ch'en, and it can even be said that she was a little confused.

As for why it turned out like this, it has to start from before. Although no one came to wake Ch'en up, she thought that she had something to do at night and was not at home causing her sleep to be relatively light; she woke up by herself not long after falling asleep.

After waking up, Ch'en did not plan to continue resting. After packing up, she planned to go downstairs to see the current situation. However, before she went downstairs, she noticed a problem: the surroundings were too quiet...

But at that time, she didn't think much about it. She just thought that people might not have come, and her two friends had rested.

Until she saw a dark shadow outside climbing over the wall in the moonlight through the window on the second floor...

After seeing someone break in, Ch'en didn't hesitate at all; she picked up her two swords and went downstairs quickly. Then she judged from experience that the person was about to reach the door, and she vigilantly grasped the hilt of her sword to respond.

In fact, at the beginning, Ch'en only held her ordinary sword. Although she was very vigilant at the moment and had hostility toward the people outside, she subconsciously felt that the probability that it was Pardo outside was quite high, until...

Until the other sword she was carrying, [Chi Xiao], made a long-lost buzzing sound full of fighting spirit.

The moment the buzzing sound rang in the silent villa, Ch'en's scalp exploded, her spirit collapsed to the extreme, and her vigilance against the people outside was pulled to the maximum.

After all, the person who could make [Chi Xiao] produce such a buzzing sound must be strong—not only qualified to face the dragonslayer but even very strong!

At the same time, the idea that it might be Pardo outside gradually disappeared.

Excluding this idea did not mean that she was not strong, but that when Ch'en usually faced her with [Chi Xiao], nothing unusual happened.

For these reasons, after confirming the timing, she directly drew out [Chi Xiao] and broke through the door, attacking first.

The final result was that the opponent was indeed as strong as Ch'en expected and easily blocked all her slashes, but it was Pardofelis...

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Chapter 101 (366): Confrontation and Ending

“…Pardofelis?!”

“Ah, are you so surprised, Officer Ch'en? Didn’t I give you the notice?” Pardofelis blinked her eyes, which gleamed in the night, and said as she looked at the expression on the face of the person in front of her.

“Buzz!”

Just as Ch'en was about to say something, she was interrupted by the buzzing sound of the Chixiao Sword in her hand.

"Forget it; stop talking nonsense. Since you’re here, be prepared!”

After her words fell, Ch'en’s eyes became sharp again, and she raised her sword to attack Pardofelis.

Although she was a little surprised by Chixiao’s sudden fighting spirit and Pardofelis’s strength, since she had successfully drawn the sword this time, she would naturally not give up such a good opportunity.

With Chixiao’s help, Ch'en could successfully capture the “Lungmen Thief” if she won.

If she lost, it meant that Pardofelis was very strong, and she could learn something from it.

"Clang——"

"Dang——"

"..."

"Why are you here again? I don't want to fight you at all!" Pardo spoke with her mouth, blicking Ch'en's attack again and deflecting it.

It would be of no benefit for Cat to continue to waste time with Ch'en here. To be honest, not only did Ch'en not know how things had turned out like this, but even she was a little confused.

After entering the yard, Pardo sensed that there were still people in the villa, but the breath was not strong, so she was not sure who it was among the Lungmen trio.

It was not until she got closer that she confirmed that the person inside was Ch'en Hui-chieh. Then, with the intention of teasing, she planned to open the door and scare the people inside.

However, Cat really didn't expect that before she opened the door, the person inside would directly break out of the door forcefully, which startled her.

Shouldn't normal people wait for the thief to open the door first and then come to kill him face to face?

What’s the matter with smashing the door directly? Aren't you afraid of Swire scolding you?

It was not until Ch'en came to slash at her with Chixiao that Pardo finally came to her senses and roughly guessed what was going on.

This time, because she was in action and wanted to scare people, Cat did not restrain her aura too much, which led to Ch'en's Chixiao noticing it.

Pardo was careless this time; otherwise, if she had wanted to hide, a mere Chixiao would not have detected her strength at all.

Not only Cat, but in order to avoid unnecessary trouble, the "other hers" also paid attention to this when they came into contact with Ch'en and her Chixiao. If they hadn't noticed, the sword would have started buzzing as early as when they faced Ch'en before.

"Are you looking down on me, Pardofelis!" Looking at the person in front of her who kept saying that she didn't want to fight, yet easily took her attack and repelled her, Ch'en's face darkened as she spoke.

Ch'en was not angry because she was repelled but felt that Pardo's attitude at the moment was full of perfunctory and contempt, as if she didn't mean to be serious at all.

"Ah? Well... forget it, I'm sorry, Officer Ch'en. Please don't retaliate against me in the future!" Hearing this, Pardo was stunned at first and then reacted after a moment, saying helplessly.

After the voice fell, she lowered her body, exerted force on her feet, and instantly disappeared from the spot, attacking Ch'en.

"So fast."

Seeing this scene, Ch'en immediately raised her sword to block. However, in Pardo's eyes, her actions had too many flaws.

However, Cat was not rushing to kill or injure anyone, so she did not dodge but directly used the curved blade held in her left hand to hit hard.

"Dang——"

When the two weapons collided and made a crisp sound, a huge force was also transmitted to Ch'en through the sword in her hand, hitting her knuckles and causing severe pain.

The next moment, Pardo adjusted her posture, holding the double blades and spinning. The left blade of the Purana Phantasma: Nighteye brushed against Chixiao, creating a shower of sparks in this dark world. At the same time, it also successfully escaped from Ch'en's hand and fell to the ground.

Then the right blade followed, brushing against Ch'en's body with an extremely cold current, freezing her calves and feet to the ground.

"It may be a little cold, but I will help you after I leave..." Looking at Ch'en, who was frozen to the ground in front of her, with a touch of shock on her face, Pardo put away her weapon and touched her nose with a guilty conscience.

To be honest, it really couldn't be blamed that she was perfunctory at the beginning of the battle. She was just afraid that she would hurt Ch'en without knowing the measure, and she didn't mean to despise her at all!

After all, most of the combat experience in her memory was from fighting Honkai beasts, which made Cat a little unsure of her strength, especially when she didn't want to hurt the person in front of her.

Let's not talk about the fact that she would be wanted if she accidentally injured the opponent.

To put it another way, Pardo actually likes 3... no, 4 people in Lungmen

Of course, it would be better if these guys didn't think about arresting her.

"Alas..."

Pardo seemed to suddenly remember something and glanced at the Chixiao that had fallen on the ground with some greed.

After sighing inwardly, she picked up the suitcase that had fallen not far away and placed it in front of Ch'en.

"We didn't come here to buy goods this time, but to pay. I put the things here."

"And remember Officer Ch'en, your friend is now lying outside the yard." As she said that, Pardo pointed in the direction where she had climbed in.

"!"

"What did you do?!" As soon as Pardo said this, Ch'en's expression suddenly changed, and she hurriedly asked.

"I didn't do anything; I just let them sleep. Officer Ch'en, remember to go out and take a look later. It's not just your friends who are sleeping outside." As she said that, Pardo spread her hands helplessly.

"Okay, let's stop here today. If we delay any longer, someone will come. Let's say goodbye first~" After saying that, Pardo didn't even look at Ch'en's reaction and cleverly climbed over the wall and slipped out the same way.

At the moment when the cat landed, the ice that had frozen and restricted Ch'en's movements also turned into a burst of ice mist and disappeared quietly.

"..."

After Ch'en looked at the place where Pardo had disappeared for a long time with a complicated expression, she finally came to her senses. She moved her feet, which were almost frozen and numb, leaned over to pick up the Chixiao on the ground, and put it back into the scabbard.

After doing all this, she rushed out of the gate of the yard and checked the situation outside.

...

"What happened tonight? It's too exciting. Hope Ch'en won't complain to Fumizuki!" Pardo, who retreated quickly to avoid surveillance, couldn't help muttering at this moment.

Just when she was distracted and complaining, she suddenly stepped on something and almost fell.

"What?"

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Chapter 102(367): The Villa Door's Disappearance

After Ch'en spent some time moving Lin Yühsia and the others, who were lying outside, into the yard, she quickly searched around but didn’t see the person she wanted to find.

Frustrated, she took out her cell phone and made a call.

"Beep--"

While waiting for the call to connect, Ch'en frowned slightly, sorting through her confused thoughts.

For example, she wanted to know what had happened while she was asleep.

Why were there so many people lying outside? What money had Pardofelis come to give her?

And where were Swire, Hoshiguma, and the others?

Just as she was filled with questions, the phone she dialed connected quietly, and a voice filled with suppressed anger came from the other end.

"Ch'en, are you awake? What's wrong? If not, just stay at my house. Hoshiguma and I are busy right now!"

"...What are you busy with?"

After hearing the familiar voice, Ch'en let out a silent sigh of relief and then asked.

"Of course, we’re searching for Pardofelis! That guy stole the piano from my property. That piano is worth more than 1.8 million!!"

It would have been fine if Ch'en hadn't asked, but as soon as she did, Swire's anger flared up again, and her voice grew louder.

"..."

Ch'en fell into complete silence. She had a pretty good idea of how much money Pardofelis had come to give...

"So, are you okay, Punk Dragon? If not, sleep!"

"I don’t think you need to look for her. Pardofelis shouldn’t be there… because I just ran into her. She said she came to give money."

"And Lin Yühsia and the others are unconscious. It’s not convenient for me to leave right now. When you come back, remember to check if there are any unconscious people in the villa area."

"..."

As soon as Ch'en said this, the other side fell silent.

"Pardofelis!! **Lungmen profanity**!"

"Wait there! I’ll be back soon!!" Swire spat these two sentences angrily before hanging up the phone.

"..."

Ch'en glanced at the hung-up phone, and Swire's furious curses still echoed in her ears. Turning her head, she looked at Swire’s villa, which had no gate, and the mess on the ground.

Something clicked in her mind, and she fell into a strange silence.

At this moment, Ch'en seriously began to consider whether to honestly admit her involvement or to place the blame on others...

---

Swire, who had been robbed twice in one night, drove back with Hoshiguma in anger after receiving a message from her friend.

Of course, she didn’t forget Ch'en’s instructions. After entering the villa area where her home was located, she searched for and collected all the “unconscious” people she could find. Those who could not be taken away were arranged to be picked up.

As the car stopped at her door, Swire was stunned the moment she opened the door and looked out.

She saw that the lights in her yard and house were on, and under the illumination, she noticed the missing door of her villa and the mess in the yard.

"......?"

Just as Swire stood there in shock, Hoshiguma, who was sitting in the driver's seat, got out of the car, saw the same scene, and said with a strange expression, "Swire… is your house being robbed?"

"It seems that the [Lungmen Thief] is very skilled in the strategy of luring the tiger away from the mountain..."

"..."

After hearing Hoshiguma’s words, Swire snapped back to reality, and her face turned completely black.

She felt that today was definitely the most infuriating day of her smooth life for so many years—there was no doubt about it!

"Let’s go find Punk Dragon to see what’s going on!" Feline gritted her teeth, her words popping out in frustration.

"Um, Swire, why don’t you calm down first? It’s not good for your health to be angry all the time!" Hoshiguma, who had been with Swire for the entire night, had always seen her friend's emotional fluctuations.

It hadn’t been so alarming before, but now she truly feared that Swire would get so angry she might pass out.

"Huh—I'm fine!"

Hearing this, Swire took a deep breath, composed herself, and then walked toward her home.

"Ah..."

Looking at her friend’s demeanor, Hoshiguma sighed, spreading her hands helplessly and following her.

Miss Oni knew that Pardofelis, the [Lungmen Thief], had become her friend’s obsession, and she would never give up until she caught him.

---

Meanwhile, in Wei Yenwu's home, where the lights were still on in the study late at night—

"It seems that you, Wei Yenwu, lost this game tonight. How do you feel?" Fumizuki, wearing light pajamas and a coat and standing by the desk, said with a smile.

"She gave too wide a range. Who would have guessed that a thief would steal such a large item? Moreover, it seems that this guy has an unknown accomplice!" Facing his wife's teasing, Wei Yenwu gritted his teeth in annoyance.

Wei Yenwu reviewed Pardofelis’s actions that night. Although he didn’t rule out the possibility that she had special spatial abilities allowing her to teleport into the mall the moment the power was cut off outside, he personally preferred to believe that this infuriating little cat had an accomplice they hadn’t discovered.

"Heh~ It's rare to see you arguing with a child. If you lose this time, you lose. Aren't you still preparing for the next game? The next game involves a lot." Hearing this, Fumizuki walked over to Wei Yenwu, smiled, and patted his shoulder.

"Who’s angry at that guy?" Wei Yenwu couldn't help but twitch his mouth in response to Fumizuki's words, "But you’re right, Fumizuki; there are always people trying to get their hands into Lungmen."

Both of them knew what had happened that night. It was merely a "little fight" that took place with their tacit consent, a small action they understood and could control.

But it would be different next time. Wei Yenwu's entrustment and test of Pardofelis were not as simple as this little fight. It truly involved the interests of many people.

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"Aqiu!"

"Again!"

Pardofelis, who had exerted a lot of effort to finally return to her new place, sneezed loudly before she had time to wash up and get into the tent. At the same time, she felt a familiar sensation of being stared at with bad intentions.

Cat, who always trusted her instincts, decided she would avoid the Lungmen quartet for the time being. As for why Lin Yühsia had suddenly been added to her list of people to avoid, it wasn’t just because she had confused her earlier but also because...

Thinking this, Pardofelis lowered her head and glanced at the lavender ornament she had been holding in her hand.

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Chapter 103(368): Energetic and Sluggish

"Ah~"

After a good sleep, Pardo squinted at the shadows cast by the sunlight on the tent. She yawned, slowly got up, and changed her clothes in a daze.

It's nice to sleep in, but the cat is hungry. She can’t keep her little sister waiting for her outside all the time.

"Miss Felis, are you awake? Here, I bought breakfast."

Just as Pardo opened the tent and poked her head out, he heard Rope’s voice from nearby.

"Oh! We'll be right there!"

When Rope said this, Pardo's cat ears perked up, and she instantly became interested. She quickly got out of the tent to wash up.

...

"How was it last night? Was Miss Felis injured?" After someone sat down next to her and began to eat breakfast, Rope turned her head and asked curiously in a low voice.

"Yesterday’s operation was very successful overall!" Hearing this, Pardo’s tail curled happily.

"So, Rope, let’s go out for a good meal today!"

Cat suddenly remembered the agreement she made with Senti and the others the night before.

To avoid "favoring one over the other," she decided to take everyone out for a good meal alone.

"Ah... okay, it looks like Miss Felis will spend money again~" After hearing Pardo’s sudden proposal, Rope was initially stunned but then teased her.

"Awoo... Rope, you're with us, after all; we can still afford a good meal!" Pardo took a bite of the bun in her hand and spoke with her mouth full.

"By the way, don’t just talk about us. How was your situation last night, Rope? I came back too late yesterday, so I didn’t ask."

"Me?"

"What could happen to me? I just delivered a can of food and some medicine, then bought some food and went back to sleep."

Facing Pardo’s question, Rope waved her hand dismissively.

"Oh, that’s not simple at all. It’s a very important task. Rope, you’ve worked hard!" Pardo couldn’t help but raise her eyebrows at Rope's words, then stretched out her arms and hugged her with a smile.

"Even if you say so, I didn't..."

Just as Rope was about to subconsciously refute and say something, Pardo’s long tail with a tail thorn swayed quietly in front of her, cutting off her unfinished words.

After achieving her goal, Cat smiled, put her tail back, patted Rope on the shoulder, and encouraged her, "Rope, don’t underestimate yourself. Your mission last night saved a family!"

"Okay, okay, let’s stop talking about this and discuss what to have for dinner today!"

"Since Miss Felis said so, I won’t be polite!" Rope said, a hint of helplessness flashing in his eyes, then he added playfully.

"Hmm~"

---

Meanwhile, on the other side——

Compared to Pardo's high spirits, the mood of several others were a little sluggish.

For example, the black-eyed trio eating breakfast while watching the workers install the new door at Swire's house.

"I'll transfer the money to you later." Looking at the hardworking installer, Ch'en, the first person with dark circles in her eyes broke the silence at the table.

Last night, Ch'en had to admit her involvement or place the blame elsewhere, but she ultimately chose the former.

"...No need; I don’t need this little money. This account shouldn’t fall on you Ch'en, damn it!" Swire, the second person with dark circles in her eyes had calmed down and even gained a little spirit, said, gritting her teeth as she thought about what happened last night.

This time, Miss Feline truly hated Pardo so much that her teeth itched.

You really better not fall into my hands in this life, otherwise I will ******!

"Remember to send me any news about Pardofelis. I will start investigating next. It’s a dereliction of duty to let a thief like her roam freely in Lungmen!"

After the atmosphere broke, Lin Yühsia, the third person with dark circles in the eyes couldn’t help but speak.

Actually, she didn’t harbor strong hostility toward the [Lungmen Thief] Pardofelis before, but she couldn’t stand being knocked unconscious and robbed!

No matter the truth, from Lin Yühsia’s perspective, she was knocked unconscious for no reason. When she woke up, she found herself dirty, and upon checking, she discovered something was missing.

Although it was just a small ornament—not particularly expensive—it had been a birthday gift from her mother last year. She cherished it very much, so she couldn't stand it!

Pardo was now firmly on her must-kill list!

"I know; I’ll let you know when I have any news." Swire waved her hand gently.

"I’ve also taken leave from the LGD. You should rest well today."

"I will drive Ch'en and Lin Yühsia back later." Listening to the conversation among the three, Hoshiguma, the only one in good spirits and without dark circles under her eyes, said helplessly.

As for why Hoshiguma was the only one without dark circles in her eyes among the four, it all started from last night.

Not long after Swire came back, Lin Yühsia woke up too. Then, the four of them began to exchange information and understand what happened that night.

It would have been fine if they hadn't exchanged information, but once they did, Swire and Lin Yühsia couldn't sleep at all.

Ch'en fared a little better, but due to the night’s events, he was in a complicated mood. She couldn’t sleep at all, so she read her sister's letter and then found herself unable to sleep any longer.

In the end, only Hoshiguma, who had an open-minded personality and no worries, got a good rest at Swire's house that night.

"Well, Hoshiguma, thank you."

"Thank you."

Faced with Hoshiguma’s kindness, Ch'en and Lin Yühsia didn’t refuse and nodded in agreement, as they were both aware of their current state.

"Nothing, just a small matter!" Hearing this, Hoshiguma waved his hand nonchalantly and continued, "Then I’ll take you back after you finish breakfast."

"Okay."

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Chapter 104(369): Angry Little Sentience

After being sent home by Hoshiguma, Ch'en took a quick shower, changed into her pajamas, and then lay down on the bed holding Tallulah's letter box in her arms.

After everything that had happened from yesterday until now, she was in a bad mood, feeling both complex emotions and a bit depressed.

The complexity stemmed from reading many of her sister’s letters and learning about her past and feelings recorded before. The depression was due to her sense of weakness—she felt like she had lost too quickly.

As she thought about it, Ch'en lowered her eyes to hide her disappointment in herself, gently rubbed her still-numb palms, and clenched her fists in frustration.

It wasn’t enough. If she were strong enough, could she have uncovered the truth about the past? Could she have protected more people instead of being protected by others? Or even helped Tallulah...?

As time passed slowly, despite the emotional turmoil in Ch'en’s heart and her unwillingness to succumb, physical fatigue and sleepiness gradually pulled her into a dream—a deep sleep.

But whether this dream was good or bad, no one knew but her.

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*Afternoon——*

"Ah! It’s too boring. Forgive me, but I won’t go shopping with you guys, old timer!" 

Senti looked at the two people who had been shopping for several hours but were still very enthusiastic, and couldn’t help but complain.

To be honest, if she had known that shopping for gifts (big purchases) with Griseo and old timer would be so dull, she wouldn't have come.

Now, it was a struggle for her to keep up for a few hours, searching for things she was completely uninterested in. It would have been better to go to the game hall or just play outside by herself...

"I’m going out to play for a while by myself. Can we meet in the evening?" 

Senti said, looking at Hua, waiting for her response.

In normal circumstances, she would have run away as soon as she mentioned her plans to Hua and wouldn’t have bothered to wait for an answer. But this time, because of the "child," she reluctantly stayed to listen to what old timer had to say.

"Hehe~ Senti, if you want to go out and play, go ahead. Just remember to come back on time tonight," Hua said, chuckling at Senti, who was a little more patient than usual.

"I know, I know. I'm not a child. Don’t be so long-winded, old timer!" Hearing this, Senti waved at Hua in annoyance.

"Well, sister Senti, see you later..."

"See you later, Griseo! You can continue shopping with old timer. I’ll leave first!" Senti nodded gently at Griseo, waved goodbye, and then turned to leave.

"... ꒪꒫꒪), then sister Hua, let’s continue." Griseo watched Senti disappear from view, then blinked her beautiful eyes gently and turned to the person next to her.

The little loli still had many tasks to complete in buying gifts (supplies) for Reunion today. Although it didn’t matter if she couldn’t finish, she still wanted to complete as many as possible to avoid disrupting plans for the next few days.

After all, Griseo had also made appointments with Ch'en, Hoshiguma, and Fumizuki to buy serious gifts for others. Not to mention, she needed to find time to draw for several people.

So, in a sense, the little lolita’s schedule was quite full, and she would try not to delay her tasks if she could.

"Okay, let’s continue." Hearing this, Hua nodded gently and then stroked Griseo's little head.

"꒪꒫꒪) Hmm!"

---

After parting ways with Griseo, Senti looked around and strolled leisurely.

After walking for a while, she spotted some snacks she was interested in, stopped to buy one, and then sat down at a table and chairs on the roadside.

She ate while watching the people passing by, feeling very comfortable. However, before Senti had sat down for long, a vulgar curse suddenly erupted in the crowd not far ahead, breaking the peaceful atmosphere on the street. People couldn't help but turn in the direction of the commotion.

Even Senti squinted her eyes and looked ahead curiously, but since she hadn’t finished her snack, she didn’t plan to get up and check immediately.

Soon, the people around her noticed the change in the situation. The few individuals who had initially been arguing seemed to draw others into the fray, transforming the previously chaotic shouting into a fierce confrontation between two groups.

The onlookers, realizing something was amiss, and the nearby vendors all began to evacuate silently, trying to avoid being caught up in the chaos.

The owner of the snack stand where Senti was sitting quickly packed up his things while moving back. He didn’t forget to warn her.

"Girl, it may be dangerous to keep sitting here; you should go hide too."

"Hmm? It's okay, Uncle! I’m very strong, and these little scuffle are nothing!" Senti was taken aback by the warning, but then, with a proud smile, she patted her chest confidently.

"Hmm... Anyway, be careful, little girl." The stall owner looked at Senti’s youthful face and hesitated for a moment, deciding not to persuade her again, but only reminding her before moving away.

"Alas... It’s all because old timer looks too young. Why doesn’t anyone believe that the great Miss Herrscher of Sentience is very strong?" Looking at the stall owner’s retreating figure, Senti, understanding her concern, spread her hands helplessly.

After that, Senti didn’t dwell on the matter any longer but continued to eat and watch the commotion. At that moment, the two groups confronting each other suddenly began to fight, and chaos ensued.

The crowd that had already hidden far away witnessed the scene, called the police, and retreated even further inside. Of course, many people still chose to take the risk and watch the spectacle. However, there were hardly any who dared to sit on the roadside and watch like Senti.

"Tsk tsk tsk, although there’s no technique involved, the fight is quite fierce." Just as Senti watched a flurry of activity before her and sighed quietly, a figure suddenly charged toward her from a distance.

"Huh? It's just a trifle..."

Senti, noticing someone "sneak attack," reacted instantly, standing up to dodge.  She evaded it, but the small table and the snacks on it did not escape unscathed.

The table was smashed, and the snacks flew up, with some of the soup splattering onto Senti’s clothes.

She was careless and didn’t dodge quickly enough... Her smile froze on her face.

At the same time, the culprit who had thrown the person stood not far away, looking at her with a grim smile and shouted disdainfully, "Where did you come from, you little brat, to dare stand here and watch our show? If you don’t want to die, get out of here! Hahaha."

"💢!"

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Chapter 105 (370): Senti: "You guys are communicating with a personal vendetta?!"

Ch'en who was at the Lungmen Guard Department at the moment, received information and went to a specific street. When a mob fight broke out in the surrounding streets, she immediately took Hoshiguma with her and led the others there.

As for why she had asked for leave today and came back to work in the afternoon, it was because she couldn't sit still; she didn’t dare to let herself be idle.

So, after waking up in the morning and realizing that she was starting to have wild thoughts again, Ch'en went back to the LGD headquarters after a simple lunch at noon and got herself into work mode.

Only by enriching her life with various activities could she avoid having many wild thoughts. Moreover, only by taking action could she make progress, and this applied to all aspects of her life.

Therefore, Ch'en's life and behavior from beginning to end were quick, clean, and neat.

"Ch'en, you didn't take a break today. You took your leave to work at the LGD. After you found out there was a mission, you went out at lightning speed. Aren't you tired?" Hoshiguma sat in the car and looked at her old friend, who appeared serious. A trace of worry flashed in her eyes, and she said helplessly.

To be honest, if she hadn’t known that Ch'en was seriously sleep-deprived, she would have taken her out for a drink after work tonight to talk about it.

Although Hoshiguma knew Ch'en's style of doing things, she didn’t comment on it because she wasn’t aware of some of her friend's past. At most, she would take Ch'en out for a drink or a chat to relieve her tension when she noticed that Ch'en was nervous or in a bad mood.

"I've already made up for my sleep today, and I'm in good shape now." Hearing this, Ch'en turned her head slightly and said, "Besides, Hoshiguma, didn’t you come to work today?"

"?"

After hearing what Ch'en said, a question mark slowly appeared over Hoshiguma's head, and then her expression became a little speechless: "Can we be the same? I rested well yesterday, while you didn't look very good this morning."

After a simple complaint, Hoshiguma also knew that two words alone could not change what Ch'en had decided, so she rested her head on her arms and changed the subject: "Forget it; I won't talk to you about this. But I should be able to get off work on time today and go back to rest early."

"Well, I won't work overtime today." This time, Ch'en didn’t say anything to refute but nodded gently and agreed.

"That's good enough. Close your eyes and rest for a while. I'll call you when we're almost there."

"Okay."

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*The other side of the street——*

"💢!"

Senti, who was already in a bad mood because of the soup splashing on her clothes, saw someone provoking her like this, and the strings in her mind snapped, causing her fists to harden.

However, considering that using her fists might kill someone, and thinking it was also dirty, she merely made [Infinite Intimidator] silently manifesting in her hands. Then, the next moment, she rushed out with force.

Almost instantly, Senti reached the person who scolded her with terrifying explosive power. She raised her hand and hit him with a brick, knocking him out directly and causing him to land heavily on the ground in the distance wailing like a pig being slaughtered.

In fact, she could have used [Infinite Intimidator] to knock someone out directly, but she felt that it was too easy for him, so she just used the brick in her hand, and the results proved to be very effective.

As Senti's move landed, the two groups of people who were fighting around noticed her and paused for a moment. Then, some people pretended not to see it, while others cast hostile glances in her direction.

Even some of the hot-tempered ones showed signs of breaking away from the battle and heading toward her.

However, would Senti be afraid of them?

Of course not!

She would fight as many as came, she was only afraid that they wouldn’t dare to fight!

So a new dispute began with her joining in!

…

Finally, when Ch'en and Hoshiguma arrived with their team, they saw people lying on the ground in the smashed street. Then, they spotted Senti holding up the brick in her hand with a villainous smile, about to "commit a crime" on the only man who was still awake and terrified apart from herself.

"What are you doing! Stop it!"

Looking at Senti's familiar face and the brick that was about to fall, Ch'en shouted at her before she could say anything else.

However, she was still a step too late...

As Senti spoke, "Let him sleep! Be more careful next time; don’t judge people by appearance!" the brick in her hand smashed hard against the man's head.

The man rolled his eyes and fell to the ground, joining the many others already lying there.

"!"

"You actually harmed people in front of the police?!" Seeing Senti's clean and neat movements, Ch'en's expression twisted for a moment, and then he gritted his teeth and said.

"Ha, they started it first. I just fought back normally. And why should I listen to a nasty guy like you?!" Senti, became unhappy after hearing Ch'en's words. She didn’t have a good impression of Ch'en.

"No matter what, take all these people down. Send the injured for treatment, take the rest away, and wait for them to wake up before questioning, investigating, and visiting." Hearing this, Ch'en's face also darkened, and then she ordered the police officers around her.

After listening to Griseo's explanation previously, Ch'en's impression of Senti improved a little. But now it quickly fell back to the bottom, and she couldn't recover anything.

"Yes Sir!"

"Huh? You are clearly taking revenge? You want to arrest me without a clear investigation?!" Looking at the police officers taking action, Senti couldn’t help but open her eyes wide and say in disbelief.

"We will investigate the matter, but whether it is right or wrong, you should go back with us for questioning. At the very least, you should be recorded."

Although her face darkened, Ch'en remembered what Griseo had said before and didn’t verbally confront the person in front of him like last time.

"Or do you want to attack the police? But if you do this, Griseo will be very disappointed... Of course, if you don’t care about that little guy, just pretend I didn’t say it."

After the last sentence, Ch'en raised her hand and held the handle of her blade, watching the person in front of her to prevent her from getting angry.

Although Ch'en's impression of Senti was not very good, she had no intention of underestimating the person in front of her, considering both her current "battle record" and the fact that Griseo had mentioned before that she was very strong.

"...Ah, you... you actually tried to sow discord! Who said I don't care about her?!" Hearing this, Senti's expression became even more incredulous. She was stunned for a moment, then came to her senses and stomped her feet, saying loudly, "Also, Griseo is on our side! You damned guy, don’t act like you know her!"

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Chapter 106(371): On the Matter of Who is the Elder Sister

"Is that so? If so, you should just go back with us. We will let you go after the investigation is complete and nothing is wrong." Ch'en found that her words were effective and couldn't help but raise her eyebrows. Then he took her hand off the knife handle, crossed his arms, and continued.

"You don't want to be detained for assaulting a police officer, and then I will notify little Griseo to take you back in person later, right? Such an impulsive and reckless sister will be annoying..."

"...Tsk."

"You guys can only threaten me with Griseo. If you have the guts, let's have a fair fight!"

Listening to Ch'en's heart-wrenching words, Senti's expression twisted for a moment, full of dissatisfaction. However, she gave up the idea of running directly.

L

The reason was mainly that this was a personal matter. If she made a big deal out of it, Griseo would be the one caught between the two sides.

Of course, compromise is compromise, but Senti still remembers this grudge. She planned to settle the score with Ch'en in private after this matter was over.

By the way, she also planned to "educate" Griseo after she returned. Although she knew that she was kind-hearted and wanted to mediate the conflict, why did she say everything about her?

She made her feel controlled... Damn, this time she just stumbled and was careless.

"Now it's fair enough, and Lungmen doesn't rely on violence to solve problems." Hearing this, Ch'en replied unceremoniously.

"Tsk, coward!"

After the voice fell, Senti turned her face to the side and stopped bickering with Ch'en.

"..."

Ch'en glanced at her speechlessly, then stopped saying anything and joined in the work. At the same time, sbe sighed in her heart that Griseo knew this girl very well.

……

On the other side——

The two people who had been concentrating on shopping, after sensing what happened to Senti, the elder one couldn't help but hold her forehead, while the younger one touched her chin with a face full of ꒪꒫꒪).

"It seems that we have to make some changes to our schedule later." After restraining her bad mood, Hua turned her head helplessly and looked at Griseo.

"Well, it's okay." Hearing this, Griseo shook her head gently and said softly.

"Well, but in this case, today is the first meeting between Sister Hua and Sister Hui-chieh? Remember to leave a good impression..."

"Don't worry, I won't be as reckless as Senti." Hua rubbed the little head of the little loli with some laughter and tears.

"Well..."

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Although Senti was very reluctant in the end, she still got in the car with Ch'en and Hoshiguma and returned to the Lungmen Guard Department together.

After the investigation, Ch'en and the others almost figured out what happened in today's fight. But it was precisely because they had figured it out that they were even more speechless at the moment. It can only be said that Senti's appearance of knocking people in front of Ch'en and the others was too intimidating. She smiled so villainously that no one would think she was a good person.

What's more, there was already a circle of people lying on the ground.

Speaking of lying on the ground, this was another thing that surprised Ch'en and Hoshiguma: they originally thought that the people who were knocked down on the ground should have been seriously injured.

Including those people themselves, they also thought so, but... Who knew that in the end, apart from the injuries caused by their own fighting, there wasn't even a concussion, as if the beating they suffered from the girl before was an illusion...

"So, what's going on? Your ability?" Holding the report in her hand, Ch'en frowned slightly and came to Senti, asking in a low voice.

"What's going on? I don't know what you're talking about." Hearing this, Senti crossed her arms, turned her head, and said as if she knew nothing.

"Those people, they all said you hit them and they felt pain; we saw it. But they didn't have any injuries?" Ch'en looked at Senti who was acting like a sulky child. She couldn't help but stretch out her hand to press her swollen temple, patiently explaining in a low voice.

"You just need to tell us if there is any relationship; we won't investigate too much."

"Huh? Can't I just be careful?"

Although she could answer, Senti didn't want to.

"That level is not a matter of knowing how to strike, okay..." Ch'en looked at Senti, who treated her like a fool, and felt a bigger headache at the moment. "Forget it; just treat it as your ability."

After that, she stopped messing with Senti and turned around to tell Hoshiguma, who was not far away, about it, so that she could write a report later.

"Tsk, you don't believe me. What are you asking me then?"

"You answered so ridiculously, and you blame me?" The voice behind her made Ch'en turn around and say, "I really don't know who is the older sister between you and Griseo."

"Of course, it's me! After all, I'm very strong and can protect her..." Although she said so, Senti still had a trace of guilt in her words at the end.

After all, when it comes to the age of the transmigration, everyone is the same, but when it comes to the age of identity... it's really hard to say.

"?"

Ch'en keenly caught the trace of guilt in Senti's words. She was stunned for a moment, then said with a strange expression, "You are not really younger than Griseo, are you?"

"What nonsense are you talking about!"

As soon as Ch'en said this, Senti was like a cat whose tail was stepped on.

"I, the great Miss Herrscher of Sentience, am Griseo's super powerful sister!"

"..."

More like a child...

Hearing this, Ch'en was silent for a while, muttered in her heart, and then showed Senti an awkward but polite smile, saying, "As long as you are happy..."

To be honest, she had begun to reflect on her last quarrel with someo- no, with a child.

Sure enough, people should not be too impulsive...

...

"Ah, I'm so bored! When can you let me leave?" Senti, who was sitting aside watching Ch'en and the others work, yawned for the nth time out of boredom and finally couldn't help it anymore, so she turned her head and asked.

"It's almost done. Please wait a little longer." Hearing Senti's complaint, Ch'en, who was writing something, said skillfully without raising her head.

Because there were so many people involved in this incident, it was a bit troublesome to handle.

"If I remember correctly, I have heard this sentence several times. If you don't give me an accurate answer, I will leave directly!"

Hearing this, Ch'en, who knew that Senti had no patience, paused, then put down the pen in her hand, turned her head, and looked at her seriously.

"Since you feel bored, then we can have a good chat, Ms. Herrscher of Sentience."

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Chapter 107(372): Ch'en: "I Think You're Embarrassing Me..."

"Since you feel bored, then we can have a good chat, Ms. Herrscher of Sentience."

"Hmm? What can I talk about with you?" Ch'en's address made Senti raise her eyebrows slightly and then wave her hand at her.

"Normally, we really don't have much to talk about, but after all, there is still a faint connection, isn't there?" Ch'en paused for a moment, then lowered her voice and continued:

"I want to know something about Griseo and even you."

"Ha, didn't you talk to Griseo? Didn't she tell you? And why do you think I would tell you?" Senti said with a little surprise after hearing the second half of Ch'en's words.

"Griseo told me a lot of things, but it is precisely because of this that I am more concerned and confused about some details." Ch'en ignored the surprise on the face of the person in front of her, shook her head gently, and said. "I don't think you will tell me, but you are bored now, so I should always raise my doubts, right?"

"Or, tell me something you can share, and I will agree to some conditions within my acceptable range."

After expressing her thoughts, Ch'en looked up at Senti and waited for her reaction.

However, to her surprise, the eyes of the person opposite her suddenly lit up as soon as she finished speaking, and then Senti spoke excitedly.

"Really? Agree to some conditions for me? Then you are not allowed to regret it! I have heard it!" Senti's face was full of excitement, and she looked at Ch'en eagerly, fearing that she would regret it.

"..."

Ch'en looked at the person in front of her, who suddenly became excited after previously showing a look of boredom. She was silent for a moment and then reminded her seriously.

"These conditions must be within my acceptable range, and they cannot violate public order and morality, let alone be illegal!"

"You have a lot of requirements. I just want to ask you one thing. Let's 'discuss' it privately later. Do you agree?" Senti curled her lips and said indifferently after listening to Ch'en's serious reminder.

"If you agree, I will answer the questions you want to know!"

"... You just want to beat me up."

Ch'en almost saw what Senti was thinking at a glance and said speechlessly, "Beating people is also illegal, even in the name of discussion."

"How could it be? I don't do anything illegal. Just say whether you agree or not." Senti couldn't help but laugh, and then she reacted, cleared her throat twice, and continued: "Well, it won't hurt you to agree; maybe you can gain something!"

"..."

"Okay."

After thinking about it, Ch'en gritted her teeth and nodded to agree to Senti's conditions in order to satisfy her doubts.

Although she didn't have that kind of fetish, she could barely accept a beating without any skin injuries.

Besides, with Griseo here, this girl shouldn't hit too hard, right...?

"Great!" After hearing Ch'en's agreement, Senti couldn't help but cheer a little, and then she seemed to remember something and turned into a "vicious" warning:

"The contract has been established. If you dare to go back on your word, wait for the punishment of the great Miss Herrscher of Sentience!"

"I know... I won't go back on my word. But please remember, I only promised a discussion." At the end, Ch'en emphasized the word "discussion."

To be honest, the happier the person in front of her laughed, the more unsure Ch'en felt, and there was always an ominous premonition in her heart.

"Yes, yes, don't worry, I won't do anything to you~" Senti said, squinting her eyes gently and waving to Ch'en happily.

Her previous bad mood recovered at the moment the agreement was reached, and she became happy again.

Is this the pleasure of "great revenge" about to be taken?

Ch'en shook her head lightly, threw aside the ominous premonition in her heart, and said seriously: "Forget it, let's put aside the sparring. Let me first talk about what I want to ask."

"Does Griseo have many sisters? What kind of existence are you? Is there an organization behind you?"

Ch'en did not say all her questions at once but carefully selected three questions to start asking.

"What? It's just this kind of question. If you ask Griseo, she will tell you."

"Of course, you have already promised me, so don't regret it!"

After another "warning," Senti reached out and touched her chin. After thinking for a while, she spoke again: "First of all, for the first question, yes, in a sense, Griseo does have many people who can be called her elder sisters."

"For the second question, it's really hard for me to answer... I can only say that most of them are human. As for the last one, there is none now, but maybe in the future?"

"After all, if there were really an organization behind us, Griseo would not stay with your sister at all."

"..."

Senti's casual answer made Ch'en's brain, who had been listening carefully, crash for a while, and she had to lower her head to sort out the information carefully.

What is the existence that can be called her elder sister? And what is the existence that is mostly human? A non-human?

What kind of existence is not human?

When she thought of this, Ch'en couldn't help but think of a word.

God...

But after she glanced at someone who was crossing her legs, she gave up this unfounded idea.

This kind of thing is impossible, no matter how you think about it.

Finally, after Ch'en carefully sorted out the information revealed in Senti's words, she raised her head again and continued to ask: "Then how did you become sisters with Griseo? And the race of that little guy..."

"Don't fool me with nonsense like [we're biological children]!" Ch'en, who gradually understood Senti's character, asked her a new question and quickly added.

"Why? Can't we be her biological family?" Senti heard Ch'en's supplementary words and retorted unhappily.

"Well... then you may be a genetic mutation in your family." Hearing this, Ch'en touched her chin and was silent for a while before she couldn't help but speak slowly.

Although she knew that she shouldn't anger the girl in front of her at this moment, she couldn't help it... This may be incompatible.

"???"

"You! Who are you talking about as having a genetic mutation?!" As Ch'en expected, Senti got angry again as soon as she said this.

"You damned fellow, do you still want to know the answers to these questions?"

"Yes." Looking at the angry Senti, Ch'en nodded calmly and honestly.

"In that case, you apologize to me! Then shout three times that the great Miss Herrscher of Sentience is the most powerful and has the best genes in the world! After that, this matter will be over."

"..."

As soon as Senti made the request, the office, which was originally empty, fell into silence.

"..."

"I think you are making things difficult for me..."

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Chapter 108(373): Cat's New Move

"I think you are making things difficult for me..." Looking at the person in front of her, Ch'en was silent for a long time before finally managing to say this.

"?"

"You’re asking me to apologize, and that’s making things difficult for you!?"

Hearing this, Senti responded with a rather unhappy expression.

"No, it's okay to apologize." Ch'en couldn't help but roll her eyes speechlessly. "But the request that follows is making things difficult for me. Where are you coming from?"

"What's wrong with acting a child? Did a child eat your rice? Just tell me whether you will do it or not!" After hearing Ch'en's complaints, Senti retorted with her hands on her hips.

"No, I know a lot of information anyway. I'll ask Griseo next time for the rest." Looking at the person in front of her, who seemed sure she would apologize, Ch'en narrowed her eyes slightly..

After that, she stopped looking at Senti, turned around, sat back down, picked up the pen she had just put down, and continued to work, as if the person who had been questioning her just now was not her.

"?"

"How come you gave up so quickly? Where's your persistence? Aren't you curious about the answers to those questions?" Senti looked at Ch'en, who didn't respond and went back to work, and said angrily.

"I'm curious, but you won't say anything." After hearing the words from behind, Ch'en replied without turning her head, "Oh, by the way, since you broke the contract first, then the exchange is..."

"No! You promised me!"

Senti guessed what Ch'en wanted to say and interrupted her.

"But you promised me, didn't you? Miss. Herrscher of Sentience." Ch'en was not angry when she was interrupted but just turned her face slightly and smiled calmly at Senti to remind her.

"Tsk, I'll remember this." After understanding what Ch'en was doing, Senti tsked in dissatisfaction and noted it in her mind before speaking again.

"The reason why we are Griseo's sisters is that her father is our comrade-in-arms. So after her parents died, we have been taking care of her."

"As for Griseo's race, I can only say that she is human."

After saying that, Senti turned her face slightly and stopped looking at the irritating person in front of her, who always made her angry.

Damn it, just wait until we spar! I must beat you up and show you how powerful the Herrscher of Sentience is!

As for the two questions Ch'en asked, she answered with a mixture of truth and lies. Anyway, they hadn’t said that they couldn’t lie when they agreed before, and it wasn’t a lie in a sense.

"..."

After hearing the unexpected answer, Ch'en, who was facing away from Senti, couldn't help but frown slightly, a touch of complexity and heartache in her eyes.

To be honest, she didn’t expect that the cute child who seemed to be well cared for and surrounded by love would be an orphan without a father or mother. Even Tallulah hadn't mentioned this in her letter; she just stated that the child was temporarily fostered with her...

Also, through Senti's answer this time, Ch'en realized that she had misunderstood the previous answer. Someone said that there is no organization now, which may just mean that it is gone or disbanded.

After all, if you have never been part of an organization or a place before, how can there be a predecessor?

After silently noting all the details in Senti's words, Ch'en turned her head and asked again: "If that's the case, why did Griseo have a relationship with Tallulah? How much do you know about my sister?"

"No way, why are you asking me about this kind of thing?" Facing Ch'en's repeated questioning, Senti reluctantly explained without turning her head.

"Let me think about it. Their meeting can only be described as fate. Because of some circumstances, Griseo was temporarily separated from us, and then by chance, she saved your sister's friend and finally voluntarily stayed there."

"As for your sister, I know something... but for things like this, you should ask her yourself."

"Okay, and..."

"Why do you have so many questions!"

"Promise, Miss Herrscher of Sentience."

"Tsk!"

---

On the other side, at Sentience's house—

Compared to Hoshiguma, who worked hard, and Ch'en, who had the energy to engage in a battle of wits and courage with others to gather information, Swire's mental state was much worse.

At this moment, she was rarely motivated, lying on her sofa, staring at the chandelier in the living room, lost in thought.

To be honest, after experiencing these events, even someone as proud and motivated as Swire felt a little frustrated.

Even though she knew long ago that Pardofelice was not easy to catch and was a very capable person, after several incidents of "provocation," she still had no way to deal with the other party, and this feeling grew even worse.

"Ah, it's so annoying!"

After thinking for a while, Swire suddenly sat up from the sofa and shouted irritably.

"Forget it, let's go out for a walk to relax."

After making her decision, the little tiger dragged her still tired body to stand up and went upstairs to change clothes.

Since she had taken a leave today and had no energy to fight in the LGD, she planned to go out for a walk. After all, lying at home and wasting time was really not her style.

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On the roof of a residential building where no one was—

"Ah~"

Pardo, who was lying on a chair basking in the sun, yawned, suddenly sat up, rubbed her eyes, and lazily said to the person next to her:

"Next, Rope, you can move freely. I have to go out for something, and I will take Can with me this time. If you encounter any emergencies, call me, and I will come back soon."

"Meow~"

After Pardo's voice fell, Can, who was lying in her arms, also poked out its furry little head and mewed to Rope to comfort it.

After this period of playing with and feeding each other, the cat and the cautus had completely become familiar with one another, and their relationship was improving.

"Got it, Miss Felis. You go do your work. I will call you as soon as there is anything." Hearing this, Rope, who had gradually developed the habit of basking in the sun and napping with Pardo, squinted his hazy eyes and nodded gently.

"Well, be careful."

After saying that, Pardo stood up, stretched her body, and prepared to start her next action.

Next, she didn't go to 'purchase' goods or check something but planned to secretly observe Swire to see her current situation.

Currently, the cat knew the circumstances of three people in the four-person group, but she had not seen the barbeque cat.

After all, she had plucked the fur of the "boss" so many times, so it was necessary to care about the psychological condition of the "boss." After all, it wouldn’t be good to ruin the popularity of that person.

Speaking of this, Pardo couldn't help but think of the series of messages she received from Swire that morning.

She could only say that the curses were quite colorful...

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Chapter 109(374): Accompanying Swire**

After parting ways with Rope, Pardo took Can to investigate Swire’s villa and assess the situation.

During this process, Cat noticed a detail: due to the significant commotion last night, surveillance in the area had increased, and entry and exit protocols had become stricter.

However, all this was within her expectations. She didn’t pay it much attention but turned her head to look at Can, who was leaning on her shoulder.

"It depends on you this time, Can! You should still remember the location of Swire's house. Go and check if she is at home and how she is doing."

"Meow, meow~"

Hearing this, Can gently rubbed Pardo's cheek and began to bargain with a soft cry.

After all, how could Cat expect Can to work for free?

"Ten treats, no more. Can, your weight has already exceeded the limit; you can't eat any more!" Pardo heard Can bargaining in her ear and couldn't help but pinch its round face.

"Meow!" Can protested with dissatisfaction, stomping its little paws lightly.

"Okay, I’ll give you a snack tonight. Now go quickly."

"Meow." After hearing this, Can finally stopped protesting, shook its long tail, jumped off Pardo's shoulder nimbly, and ran toward the villa area.

"Ah~"

Pardo watched as Can disappeared from view, covered her mouth, and yawned lightly. Then she turned around and found a nearby tree to lie down under.

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On the other side—

Swire, dressed refreshingly, was wandering aimlessly on the streets of Lungmen, completely unaware that a certain cat had been to her home again.

"Sure enough, staying up all night makes people tired. Let's not keep walking; I should find a place to sit down." After wandering for a while, Swire clearly felt the effects of her all-nighter and was starting to feel dizzy.

"I wonder what the others are doing. Why don't we ask them to come out and play?"

With this idea in mind, Swire didn’t hesitate. She took out her mobile phone and sent a message to her other three friends, asking if they wanted to come out and hang out.

After all, if you sleep too long during the day, you won’t be able to sleep well at night.

However, after Miss Feline sent a string of messages and received replies, she was surprised to find that the "clown" was actually herself!

Forget about Lin Yühsia; she isn’t part of the LGD. She will inherit her father's legacy in the future, so it’s normal for her to be busy.

But what about you and Hoshiguma, Ch'en? If she remembered correctly, the three of them had all asked for leave today, right?

How come now, except for herself, the other two have secretly returned to their jobs and started working hard?

To be honest, Swire felt a sense of betrayal—she had agreed to play together, but her friends were secretly working hard behind her back.

"Really... Forget it. If I don't have anyone else, I'll ask little Griseo." Swire complained under her breath, then changed her target and contacted Griseo.

She hadn’t forgotten about this new and cute little friend. Ch'en isn’t coming, right? Carrying a roll, right? I’m trying to steal your girl!

Ch'en Huijie's sister (×), Swire's Sister! (✓)

---

"Ding Dong——"

"Hmm?"

Griseo, who was at the mall with Hua, heard the ringtone of her mobile phone in her bag and stopped curiously. She took out her phone to check.

The reason for her curiosity was obvious; her family knew her family's business. If it was "everyone," generally, no one would contact each other by mobile phone except in special circumstances.

After all, there was a more convenient method of telepathy. So, generally, any new messages on a mobile phone would only come from other people.

Then, as expected, when Griseo opened her phone, she saw a string of invitation messages from Swire. To reassure her guardian, she even attached the approximate location of the game in the message.

"꒪꒫꒪) Hmm..."

Unfortunately, after calculating her schedule for the day, Griseo planned to decline the invitation this time.

She was truly busy today. Not only was she shopping, but she also had to go to the LGD with Hua to pick someone up later.

However, the little Lolita seemed to think of something. While sending a message to Swire to decline, she contacted another person in her mind.

'Sister Pardo...'

'Got it. Let’s go check on Swire to see how she is doing.' Without Griseo finishing her thought, Pardo understood what she meant and smiled.

'Well, thanks for the trouble... And sister Pardo, please remember not to bully sister Swire again.' After hearing Pardo's answer, Griseo nodded gently, then seemed to remember something and gave a serious reminder.

'Got it! We won’t go to Swire's house to buy goods anymore, don’t worry, sister Griseo!'

'꒪꒫꒪) Yeah!'

---

"Ah, even little Griseo isn’t free today?" After receiving a polite refusal from Griseo, Swire put down her phone a little disappointedly and muttered.

To be honest, the Miss Feline had already begun to consider the possibility of returning to work...

"Forget it; if no one is available, then I’ll go out and play by myself." After thinking for a moment, Swire finally shook her head and said helplessly.

Her state today was really not suitable for work. Even if she went in now, her efficiency would be poor. Next, she decided to go out for a walk and then, when it got a little later, find a place to have a drink.

After drinking, she would go home early to rest and adjust her work and rest schedule, which had been thrown off by last night's all-nighter.

At the same time that Swire took action, Pardo, who received the news from afar, also sprang into action.

After summoning Can back from the villa area, Cat rushed to the approximate location of Swire's activities, as indicated by Griseo.

"The distance is quite far, and I have to be cautious so that no one suspects Sister Griseo... Work is becoming increasingly difficult these days."

Although she complained, Pardo also knew she was the one who had provoked Swire first. After all, she had stolen from her so many times that she should care for her regardless of personal feelings.

Moreover, the relationship between the two was not purely that of a thief and a victim.

Who is a pure thief that steals things without paying?

If it were pure enough without mixed emotions, Pardo wouldn’t have been so generous this time. She had given a lot, enough for her and Rope to enjoy many big meals and help many people.

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Chapter 110(375): On the Question of Accommodation

As time went by, the case was successfully resolved with the help of the police officers.

Through the agreement, Ch'en learned a lot of things she wanted to know from Senti. It could be said that it was worthwhile to come here after her afternoon leave.

"Okay, you can go now. Although I don't know how you managed to knock someone unconscious without hurting her, don't be so impulsive next time," Ch'en said as she entered the office with a document, addressing Senti, who was sitting bored.

"!"

Hearing this, Senti jumped up from her chair and complained, "Finally, I can leave! The efficiency of your work here is really concerning!?"

"If I'm detained for doing good deeds for so long, who will dare to do good deeds in the future?"

"...Excuse me, we in Lungmen do not encourage the masses to engage in what you call 'good deeds.'" After listening to Senti's tirade, Ch'en fell silent for a moment and then replied, somewhat speechless.

Just as Ch'en could make Senti angry with a single sentence, Senti could also leave Ch'en speechless in just a few moments.

"Okay, stop the nonsense. Let's go. I have other work to do next."

In typical cases, people who do good deeds would not be detained for so long while being questioned by the LGD.

However, this case was not small, and there were many people involved. Moreover, Senti had looked quite flustered at the beginning.

Ch'en didn't detain her as a suspect, which reflected her acquaintance with her and her vague understanding of her abilities.

"...I suddenly don't want to leave."

Hearing Ch'en's dismissal, Senti raised her eyebrows, crossed her arms, and sat down again, as if she had not just been excited to leave.

"I really doubt now, are you older than Griseo?" Ch'en said, looking at the childlike figure in front of her who was opposing her, speaking slowly with a fake smile.

"Humph, I just enjoy seeing you angry, but you can't do anything to me." After hearing Ch'en's words, Senti couldn't help but grin in response.

After an afternoon of interactions with Ch'en, Senti had adapted to their exchanges and was no longer as easily angered as she had been at the beginning; she could even smile and enjoy the show.

"..."

Hearing this, Ch'en fell silent and rubbed her increasingly painful forehead for the nth time. It was simply maddening to be here arguing with this childish girl.

While being tormented by Senti, Ch'en began to miss Griseo, her well-behaved, sensible, and super cute sister. The difference between the two was like night and day.

Of course, the "day" referred to the adorable Griseo, while the "night" referred to the annoying brat in front of her.

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"Huh..."

Just as Ch'en took a deep breath and was about to evict the troublesome presence in her office, there was a knock at the door behind her.

"Knock, knock"

"Um, Sister Hui-chieh, can I come in?"

The knocking was accompanied by the voice of the person Ch'en had just missed.

"Come in."

Recognizing the voice, Ch'en turned around and opened the office door.

To her surprise, it wasn't only Griseo who came to see her this time; there was also a person who looked very similar to the one in her office who called herself the "Herrscher of Sentience."

Although they looked alike, Ch'en quickly discerned the main difference between the two. Compared to the noisy child in her office, the calm demeanor of the person before her was almost overwhelming.

"Excuse me, who are you?"

Ch'en gathered her thoughts, quickly shook off her daze, and asked politely.

However, before she could receive an answer, Senti, sitting not far behind her, stepped forward and said, "Old timer, why did you just show up? I'm so bored sitting here!"

"Alas... Senti, why you always likes to watch the fun and act impulsively." After hearing Senti's complaints, Hua sighed helplessly, then extended her hand to Ch'en and said:

"This officer, it's a pleasure to meet you. My name is Hua, and I am another sister of Griseo. I apologize for not disciplining her well; Senti has caused you trouble today."

"..."

Although the person in front of her seemed very calm, Hua's sensible words momentarily stunned Ch'en. She then took Hua's hand and said, "Nice to meet you, Miss Hua. My name is Ch'en Hui-chieh, and I'm a superintendent here."

"It's not that you're causing trouble. After all, this is part of our job."

"Is that so? Then, Officer Ch'en, can you tell me what Senti did this afternoon? Does she need to apologize and compensate?" Hua asked helplessly, pretending not to know the truth as she retracted her hand.

"Huh? So she hasn't told me yet..." Ch'en raised her eyebrows slightly and began to speak.

Before she could finish, Senti interrupted, "You'd better not complain!"

"Senti, threatening others is wrong. It's a bad habit, and you shouldn't..."

Senti had just told Ch'en to be quiet, but Hua frowned and began to lecture her again, which made Senti feel overwhelmed. She covered her head and exclaimed, "Ah, why is it starting again! Stop, I was wrong, okay! Don't say anything, Old timer."

"Senti, you shouldn't apologize to me."

"I know, I know! I'm sorry, okay?" Senti said reluctantly to Ch'en, following Hua's words.

"Okay, let's not discuss this further. Let's go now. I can't stay here any longer!" Senti seemed eager to escape, pushing both the big and small ones and planning to leave quickly.

"..." Seeing Senti's "intense" reaction, Hua couldn't continue talking and could only smile apologetically at Ch'en. "Senti's personality is like this; please bear with her, Officer Ch'en. I'll treat you next time, and then we can talk in detail."

"It's okay, I'm used to it." Ch'en shook her head gently. Then, as if she had made up her mind, she continued, "Although it may be presumptuous to say this suddenly, I still want to ask."

"Please go ahead."

Looking at Ch'en's serious expression, Hua gently swatted Senti's hand that was pushing her, turning around to address her.

"That is, can you let Griseo stay at my house tonight? I'd like to go shopping with her tomorrow."

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