Chapter 118

He put down the exam paper and asked Ansuo.

She can help with simple tasks, provided they are unimportant.

"Hmm... I guess it's part of Penguin Logistics' work? But it also involves a little bit of my personal affairs. You don't need to worry about it; it's just a matter for the time being."

Upon hearing Ansuo's words, Shirou offered a brief explanation.

After all, Ansuo to be worried.

As for getting help from the Ansuo?

Shirou currently has no such plans, since the target is infected individuals.

Although they had never met face-to-face, Shirou felt that the other party must be capable of fighting.

If the enemy has combat capabilities, then it means there is danger.

He just hopes everyone can have a peaceful and happy childhood; it's best to avoid such dangerous things.

"Oh... okay."

Seeing that Shirou had already gone this far, Ansuo had no intention of persisting.

She's seen it all, and she understands the ways of the world.

"How about we buy a recliner? Are you comfortable sleeping like that?"

A-Xing said from the side.

The original plan was to have Shirou go upstairs or sleep in the room opposite his, but Shirou said that was fine with it.

Just seeing Shirou sleeping like that made A-Xing feel pain in her aging neck and shoulders.

"That's too expensive, no thanks."

Shirou, who was lying on the table, turned his head to look at A-Xing and said.

Although I don't know how much a deck chair costs, I'd rather use that money to buy more groceries or help the store operate.

"It's not just you who can use it. Ansuo, and I can use it too. When we're tired, we can lie down on it and take a nap. It's like being in heaven!"

Faced with Shirou's stingy behavior, A-Xing tried to persuade him.

"Hmm... you can buy it if you want to use it."

After thinking it over, Shirou finally agreed.

"So easy to talk to?"

A-Xing had already prepared a long list of arguments to persuade Shirou, but he succeeded with just the first sentence?

Try to hold on a little longer!

He doesn't feel a sense of accomplishment at all!

Oh well, the goal has already been achieved.

"If you have that need, then buy it. I don't care."

Shirou was simply reluctant to spend that money on himself, but if others wanted to use it, then buying it wouldn't matter.

He still has some money in his savings account; he should be able to afford a decent recliner.

"Hey Shirou, you... don't you really know how to enjoy life?"

Hearing Shirou say that, A-Xing realized that Shirou seemed to spend very little money.

I'm not talking about necessary expenses, but rather the money spent on oneself.

Food, clothes, entertainment, and the like.

Not to mention the delicious food, Shirou can be self-sufficient.

As for clothes, A-Xing remembers that Shirou only had two sets of clothes to wear in rotation.

As for entertainment, needless to say, everyone else on Lungmen Street couldn't wait to stick their eyes to their phones, while Shirou would only take them out to look at them when he thought of them.

So, is Shirou some kind of high-ranking monk who came from seeking enlightenment? He lives such a Buddhist life.

Thinking about it carefully, Shirou; he invests all his earnings in this area.

He admitted that he couldn't do that. If he had money, he would improve his own life first, and only if he had extra money would he consider helping others like Shirou did.

People always need to take care of themselves before they can think about other things.

"Enjoy life?"

Shirou repeated the sentence in confusion, then continued:

"Isn't it pretty good as it is?"

He probably meant that you should think more about yourself.

Ansuo, standing to the side, looked at Shirou with dead eyes and said.

So, the two of them were chatting over there while she had to do her homework here?

However, what A-Xing said makes sense. Shirou never thinks of himself before doing anything and pays too much attention to the feelings of others.

Others might think Shirou is an incredibly kind person, but those who know Shirou would find it a bit too much.

Once or twice is fine, but Shirou is basically always willing to grant requests and rarely refuses other people's requests.

Not to mention her, even some of the more sensible children noticed this and specifically told the other children not to ask anything of Shirou.

Shirou has already helped them a lot; he shouldn't be put under any more pressure.

"Okay... I understand. I'm going to take a nap."

Shirou had heard this kind of talk countless times.

Issei, Rin, and other classmates have all said similar things to varying degrees.

But he enjoys the feeling of helping people and seeing the smiles on other people's faces after they receive help.

He didn't think there was anything wrong with it.

"Ansuo, you write it yourself first. I'll go talk to a furniture dealer I know."

Seeing that Shirou was avoiding the topic, A-Xing felt that persuading him was a long and arduous task.

It is easy to persuade someone to do something or buy something.

But it is very difficult to persuade someone to change their long-held beliefs or practices.

So there's no rush in that regard. I'll just mention it to Hoshiguma.

Perhaps Hoshiguma would be happy to see someone like this? Others would think she'd be a good fit for the Knights of the Round Table.

But A-Xing, who had been in contact with Shirou for quite some time, didn't think so.

If Shirou were to join the Knights of the Round Table, he'd probably die even faster.

Although I'm on Hoshiguma's side, if she really intends for Hoshiguma to become a member of the Knights of the Round Table Shirou, maybe he'll step in to stop it?

At least... the current Shirou is not suitable.

As for whether Shirou is suitable for the future, who knows?

"Tsk, why are you running so fast?"

Watching A-Xing disappear in an instant, he Ansuo to himself.

Then I adjusted the angle of the fan slightly to make it less stuffy for Shirou, who was sleeping.

"The weather is getting warmer, shouldn't we install an air conditioner?"

Looking around, he saw that apart from the main gate, there was almost no place with ventilation, Ansuo to himself.

Then she lowered her head and went to do her homework.

It's not that I dislike her, it's just that I feel like A-Xing often brings her some problems because of this, and if she doesn't do them well, she'll take them to Shirou to complain.

I hate it when people tell their parents!

It's a pity she couldn't find any dirt on A-Xing, otherwise she could have found a way to mess with him.

However, seeing that A-Xing and Officer Hoshiguma were quite familiar with each other, and having also heard that Officer Hoshiguma had worked in the Slums in the past, and was quite famous for it.

Could A-Xing be Hoshiguma's former underling?

"No, no, no, I can't imagine that scene at all."

Thinking of this, Ansuo shook his head.

She couldn't imagine that the calm and authoritative Hoshiguma would have such a mischievous younger brother.

This art style just doesn't quite match!

Instead of thinking about these trivial things all day, let's focus on reading and writing.

It was the calls of A-Xing and Ansuo that woke Shirou.

It wasn't anything special, just lunchtime, time to eat.

As the founder of this place, Shirou is highly respected by everyone, and is basically regarded as a mother... no, a father figure.

This made Shirou himself feel a little uncomfortable, since he wasn't actually that much older than the people here.

But you get used to it after a while.

Before the meal, Shirou noticed a message on his phone.

It is a message from Isv.

"Did you get a clue?"

Shirou, thinking he had finally received news, clicked on it.

The content on the phone is:

"I'm very sorry, the lead has gone cold. It seems that the other party had some kind of device on them. They died shortly after six in the morning. It's probably the kind that would activate if they didn't return by the time the time was up."

"I have obtained the identity of the person in question. They are a missing person. I don't know why they started assisting in the kidnapping. The Knights of the Round Table has not obtained any useful information from them either."

"It's likely that a fairly large organization is operating behind this. This mission is not as simple as we imagined. Shirou, do you want to continue the investigation?"

Upon seeing the message from Isv, Shirou's expression turned serious. The others nearby also noticed Shirou's demeanor but did not approach to disturb him.

Shirou's hand moved rapidly across his phone, and a new message appeared in the chat window:

"Continue the investigation."

After replying to the message, Shirou put his phone away.

"What happened? Is it something to do with Penguin Logistics?"

Ansuo asked with a worried expression.

"It's nothing, just a work-related issue."

Seeing everyone's worried expressions, Shirou quickly changed his expression and said...

Everyone else believed it, but A-Xing didn't.

He knows exactly what Shirou's job entails.

Why would Shirou worry so much about a housekeeper's job?

Or is it that he's taking care of some really unruly kids, and the message he just received on his phone was about those kids causing trouble?

But that doesn't make sense! He knows the people Shirou is taking care of—it's the Texas team from Penguin Logistics. Everyone in them is unique, but surely it shouldn't be like this?

A-Xing frowned, sensing that the whole thing wasn't so simple.

So A-Xing started to think.

Then A-Xing gave up thinking.

Let's just tell Sister Xiong directly that he won't get involved in this matter.

Thinking is too much trouble! He prefers to use his fists to make his opponent think about whether to surrender.

One punch solves everything, how convenient!