Chapter 142

"Haha... What should we do now?"

Covering his back, which felt like it was about to be slapped apart, Shirou gave an awkward laugh and asked.

Hoshiguma is indeed very strong.

"Let me think about it. The location has already been arranged. Let me take you there to put your things down first."

After saying that, Hoshiguma led Shirou toward the elevator.

After changing into the Knights of the Round Table coat, Shirou could feel that the number of people staring at him had decreased significantly.

It seems that the Penguin Logistics jacket has attracted a lot of attention.

Shirou had already roughly figured out the love-hate relationship between Penguin Logistics and the Knights of the Round Table, so he stopped caring about those stares.

The two quickly arrived at the front of the office.

This is the same office where Shirou last came to take the Penguin Logistics team back.

If I remember correctly, it should be Inspector Chen and Officer Hoshiguma.

Officer Swire seems to be next door.

As Hoshiguma just mentioned, he was acting alongside her and Chen, so his location should be around here.

"Got the route? Just turn the corner after you get off the elevator, and you'll be there."

Hoshiguma pointed to the office door, making sure Shirou remembered it so he wouldn't get lost inside the Knights of the Round Table.

Although the other party was somewhat of a regular customer, being arrested and brought in was still different from being able to move freely inside the Knights of the Round Table building.

"Um."

Shirou nodded to indicate that he understood, and then Hoshiguma told him to wait outside and opened the office door.

Although there were quite a few people in the office, it was very quiet.

As the gate opened, some people looked up for a moment, and after confirming that it was Hoshiguma, they lowered their heads again and continued with their work.

"Hoshiguma, why did you take so long?"

Looking at Hoshiguma on the other side of the gate, Chen asked from inside the office.

"There are interns; I just went down to train them," Hoshiguma replied.

How come I didn't know?

Upon hearing Hoshiguma's words, Chen put down his work.

If it were an intern from another department, it would be understandable; Hoshiguma was definitely mentoring someone from their department, so how could she not know?

"It's temporary! I just asked him a few questions, and he seems like a nice person."

Hoshiguma handed Chen the notification letter she had just received from Shirou, a malicious smile on her face.

"Temporary... Wei Yanwu? I understand, he's outside? Let him in."

Seeing Wei Yanwu's name on the notification letter, Chen quickly understood everything.

Based on her understanding of Wei Yanwu, she knew he wouldn't do anything pointless; there must be a reason why he temporarily arranged for someone to come in.

But!

He had his own ulterior motives, which didn't mean she wanted to take special care of him.

Especially since the other party deliberately transferred someone to work under her, they must have had this in mind.

Otherwise, why not just transfer it to the neighbor's Chashu Cat?

Just as Chen was thinking about how to deal with this temporary intern, Hoshiguma waved to Shirou outside.

"You can come in now. Just keep a calm mindset."

Hoshiguma knew that Chen was more sensitive to this kind of thing, but once it happened, even she couldn't stop it.

This time it was a bit special, so she decided to play a little prank on Old Chen.

After all, life and work always need some balance, right?

It wasn't a malicious joke. Shirou and Old Chen knew each other, so it was just a surprise for Old Chen.

Or you could say startled.

"Um... I'm Shirou from Penguin Logistics. I'll be interning here for the next few days, so please take good care of me."

After Hoshiguma greeted him, Shirou felt a little nervous looking at most of the people inside, and then gave a brief self-introduction.

"Penguin Logistics intern here? Good heavens, is Lungmen out of talent?"

Upon hearing Shirou's self-introduction, one of the Knights of the Round Table muttered a complaint under his breath.

Although it was very quiet, many people could still hear it in a quiet environment.

This naturally includes Shirou, the person in question.

"Cough cough..."

The Knights of the Round Table nearby coughed a few times, trying to cover it up.

Why are you speaking such blunt truths? The person involved is right here!

"... Why is it you?"

Upon seeing that the intern was Shirou, Chen's tense face momentarily relaxed, but he quickly returned to his original expression.

She's a member of the Knights of the Round Table; what hasn't she seen?

That one from a few days ago doesn't count.

Upon seeing Shirou, Chen roughly understood why Wei Yanwu had arranged for him to be sent over.

That massive explosion remains a hot topic in Lungmen to this day, and having been in close proximity to it, she understands even more the danger of that thing.

Compared to Shirou, Penguin Logistics' previous explosive performance was practically child's play.

Wei Yanwu is probably still evaluating whether Shirou is a capable person.

Although she and Wei Yanwu didn't get along, she could still understand what he was thinking to some extent.

But as mentioned earlier, knowing what the other person is thinking doesn't mean she has to accommodate them.

If Shirou is an intern...

She wanted to settle both old and new scores at once. The explosion had left her in a very bad state, and she still remembered clearly the things that had been said to provoke her before that.

"Um?"

Seeing the change in Chen's expression, Shirou felt a chill run down his spine.

"Let me take you to your seat."

Hoshiguma was standing nearby, did not notice Shirou's unusual behavior and pointed to a spot, telling Shirou to go there.

It wasn't far from where she and Old Chen were located; it was specially cleared out yesterday.

"Thanks."

Looking at the clean table, Shirou first thanked them, and then put his things away.

"No, please sit here first. I'll go print out some materials so you can understand the Knights of the Round Table's workflow."

Hoshiguma patted Shirou on the shoulder, then turned to Chen and said, "It's up to you now."

She didn't care about Old Chen's reaction. She had just planned a surprise for him, but she didn't intend to personally check it out.

That's enough to get the gist of it; we'll see what happens next.

After leaving Shirou to Chen, Hoshiguma went off to attend to other matters.

"... It's been a long time."

Looking at Shirou in front of him, and then at the work in his hands, Chen slowed down his pace and started talking to Shirou.

"Didn't I just see him at the store a few days ago?"

Shirou was puzzled by Chen's words.

Chen just came to the store to buy things a few days ago, right? Is a few days considered a long time?

Shirou felt that his sense of time was a bit confused.

"It's just to start a conversation, don't worry about it too much. But how did you end up at the Knights of the Round Table? Did Wei Yanwu send you?"

Chen asked, although he already had a pretty good idea of the answer in his mind, it was still very important to confirm the completeness of the whole story from the person involved.

"Well, I owe someone a favor, and they said they wanted me to work here for a few days to repay it."

Seeing everyone else and Chen busy while he himself had nothing, Shirou felt a little embarrassed, so he tried his best to answer Chen's questions.

"A favor... it's not easy to repay his favor. I didn't expect that he would just let you work here for a few days. Let me make it clear first, I'll be a bit strict at work, so be prepared."

Chen had no idea what kind of deal the two had made in private, nor did he intend to find out.

Anyway, that's not important. It's a done deal that Shirou has become an intern in the Knights of the Round Table. There's no point in her trying to find out why, especially since the other party isn't a criminal. There's no need to get to the bottom of it.

A little casual conversation is fine. Shirou's joining isn't necessarily a bad thing; we might need his abilities for the upcoming missions.

The opponent's incredibly good eyes and excellent long-range attack skills might make him a valuable asset during this period.

If it were a civilian, Chen wouldn't let them fight, but since Shirou is now barely a member of the Knights of the Round Table, it's only natural for him to contribute.

"Okay, then I look forward to your guidance during this period of time."

Shirou nodded in response.

This was the first time he had seen Chen in work mode.

That being said, Shirou had only met the other person three or four times in total.

When they're working, they seem like... the kind of person who's difficult to approach.

144 Shirou, practicing a couple of moves?

Morning, Longmen Knight Bureau Office.

After handing the printed materials to Shirou, Hoshiguma went to take care of her own business. After all, she had already spent a lot of time helping him, and she still had a lot of work to finish.

I originally thought the other person would have a rather boring time.

After all, the Knights of the Round Table has been quite busy lately. Old Chen has a big case to investigate, and a lot of things happened a few days ago. It can be said that the Knights of the Round Table is almost completely surrounded by work.

To her surprise, Old Chen seemed to care quite a bit about Shirou.

Not only would he take the time to explain some things to pay attention to to Shirou, but he would even assign him simple tasks.

It's just a simple task of delivering documents.

That's quite normal. Most people start by doing errands, which is the fastest way to familiarize themselves with the locations of the various departments within the Knights of the Round Table.

If Shirou were just running around the Knights of the Round Table...

Thinking of this, Hoshiguma checked the messages on her computer.

Sure enough, the Swire was jumping wildly.

"It's fake, I didn't see anything."

Seeing this, Hoshiguma did not hesitate at all, immediately closed the message window, and then devoted herself to her work.

She won't get involved in this. With Shirou in the middle, the two won't have to fight like cats and dogs. She'll only step in if there's really no other way.

"Damn it! They're not even replying to my messages!"

In the next office, Swire, sitting at her desk, was frantically sending pictures to Chen and Hoshiguma, her face filled with irritation.

Someone who knows Shirou just said that someone who looks like Shirou is running errands for the office next door. When I looked over, I was shocked.

Shirou is actually working for that Bratty Dragon!

She was the one who poached him first!

If she hadn't remembered she had work to do, she definitely would have gone next door to confront them directly.

However, having work doesn't stop her from sending messages to the two of them; it only takes a few taps on her phone.

"Sent to the logistics team, right?"