Early the next morning.
After a night of construction, the damage in the eastern suburban area had almost been restored to its original state.
Yin Luo, dressed in her black office outfit and wearing her glasses, was currently engaging in friendly conversation with the construction workers, wrapping up the final tasks.
Including settling paynts and related condolences.
Susan, on the other hand, leaned against a tree nearby, one foot resting on the trunk, watching Yin Luo with an expressionless face.
She had been dragged here by Yin Luo.
The day before, upon receiving intelligence that Jiang Si might be exposed, Susan had thought about quickly informing Lord Dong Jun.
Although she didn’t know what position Jiang Si held in the Cyan Cloud Sect, she figured he was likely just an external mber.
After all, the Cyan Cloud Sect only accepted magical girls; a man, no matter how capable, couldn’t beco a formal disciple.
However, even for an external mber, the Cyan Cloud Sect would never allow the Disaster Strategy Bureau to apprehend him so easily.
Therefore, when Susan heard Yin Lian and Peony suspecting Jiang Si, she wanted to help, to pass the ssage out, to let Lord Dong Jun and Jiang Si prepare early, to avoid suffering at the hands of the Disaster Strategy Bureau.
As a result, it was as if Yin Luo had seen through her thoughts and had been keeping a close eye on her since the night before; when Yin Luo was assigned by the Disaster Strategy Bureau to handle the final tasks in the morning, she forcibly brought Susan along.
However, Susan felt it was unlikely that her identity had been exposed.
If it truly had been exposed, given Yin Luo’s disdain for the Cyan Cloud Sect and dissatisfaction with her, Yin Luo would certainly not conceal and withhold the information.
More likely, it was for revenge; the thods used when dealing with Jiang Si were too aggressive, resulting in a grudge being ford.
In response, Susan felt sowhat at a loss for words.
Jiang Si is one of the Cyan Cloud Sect’s people, yet you, a mber of the Disaster Strategy Bureau, are so keen on protecting him, and even hold grudges for it; how ungrateful!
Even as complaints brewed in her heart, her face remained cold, maintaining a placid expression.
Yin Luo finally finished her discussion, and while jotting notes on a docunt, she walked over, "Great job, Captain Susan. Without your company, the Witch Association might have returned, putting everyone in danger."
"Just doing my job."
Yin Luo brushed aside a strand of hair by her temple, smiling slightly, "I thank you on behalf of all the workers. They said they were thrilled to see you, considering everyone in the construction team had witnessed your heroic fighting style back when you were a magical girl in combat."
"...Cut the nonsense, if there’s nothing else, I’m leaving."
In truth, Susan didn’t really want to leave.
Having finally gotten out of the Disaster Strategy Bureau, if she returned without passing out the ssage, it would be even harder to find another opportunity.
However, at this ti, she couldn’t act too suspiciously even though Yin Luo might not have discovered her identity; there was a significant chance she was suspicious— or perhaps just malicious. The slightest flaw would surely lead to relentless pursuit.
Otherwise, Yin Luo wouldn’t have been keeping such a close watch over her lately, even to the extent of monitoring her phone and other communication thods.
Yin Luo adjusted her glasses, seeming to hesitate for a mont.
Susan’s heart subtly stirred.
Does she not want to leave either?
However, before she could respond, Yin Luo’s gaze suddenly shifted to sowhere not far away. Her furrowed brow relaxed, revealing a sowhat subtle smile. Susan followed her line of sight.
And saw Jiang Si running over from a distance, promptly covering her forehead with her hand.
At a ti like this, coming over during your morning run?
You’re sothing else, Jiang Si. Not only did you extort half my salary, but you also co to stir up trouble at a ti like this. Give a break...
"What a coincidence, isn’t that Keke’s brother?" Yin Luo murmured softly, "I’m going over to say hi, or perhaps, would Miss Susan like to head back first?"
Susan smiled, "No worries, I’ll wait for you."
You ca at just the right ti, Jiang Si! I knew you would be useful!
Watching as Yin Luo’s attention finally shifted away from her, Susan let out a slight sigh of relief.
Finally, she has an opportunity to get the information out. Although the Disaster Strategy Bureau is suspicious of Jiang Si, Yin Luo and Yin Lian, the two sisters, trust Jiang Si, so she isn’t too worried about him being troubled.
Yesterday, when the Disaster Strategy Bureau was discussing how to investigate Jiang Si, the two sisters defended him in every possible way, making one wonder if they had a crush on him.
The rest of the matter was up to him.
...
Finally, there was a chance for solitary action.
Yin Luo, feeling thankful, looked towards Jiang Si and saw him searching all over the ground for sothing.
As she got closer, she noticed him sighing, as if deeply regretting sothing.
With her hands behind her back, she quietly watched for a mont, seeing that Jiang Si hadn’t realized she was behind him, gently tapped his shoulder, "Jiang Si."
The young man clearly froze for a mont, then turned around, looking at her, then relaxed, "Oh, Yin Luo."
"Why aren’t you in school and instead, running around here?"
"It’s Sunday today. I’m just out for a morning run."
Yin Luo bent down, leaning closer, almost grazing his face, "You seem to be looking for sothing?"
Jiang Si’s expression remained unchanged, "Nothing really, just curious about why you suddenly ca over for construction, seeing if anything valuable was left behind."
Nodding, the office lady stood back up and smiled, "Rest assured, nothing valuable would be left behind. There was a battle here yesterday, and now it’s the official post-disaster cleanup of the Disaster Beast."
Jiang Si seed sowhat surprised, "It’s all repaired so quickly? That’s impressive."
"Indeed, the Disaster Strategy Bureau received a substantial allocation from Beihai City, most of it allocated to maintain the construction teams." Yin Luo chuckled, "Handling the Disaster Beast is incredibly important, but ensuring the city’s order and construction is equally significant. Otherwise, even before the Beast causes damage, a city could already lose its vitality, rendering the magical girls’ efforts worthless."
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